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Author Ford, Gilbert.

Title The marvelous thing that came from a spring : the accidental invention of the toy that swept the nation / written and illustrated by Gilbert Ford ; photography by Greg Endries.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2016]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1767493~S1
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Juvenile Nonfiction  J 790.133 FOR    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Juvenile Nonfiction  J 790.133 FOR    AVAILABLE
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Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Summary A story of the invention of an iconic American toy describes how engineer Richard James observed the remarkable movements of a coiled spring that fell from his desk.
Audience Ages 4-8.
Note Ages 4-8.
Audience K to grade 3.
Note K to grade 3.
Audience AD880L Lexile
Note AD880L Lexile
Study Program Accelerated Reader LG 4.2 0.5 187408
Note Accelerated Reader LG 4.2 0.5 187408
Subject Slinky (Toy) -- Juvenile literature.
James, Richard T., 1914-1974 -- Juvenile literature.
James, Betty, 1918-2008 -- Juvenile literature.
Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Cover Title Gilbert Ford's The marvelous thing that came from a spring
ISBN 9781481450652 (hardcover)
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