The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring
The Accidental Invention of the Toy That Swept the Nation
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One day, a spring fell from the desk of Richard James, an engineer and a dreamer. Its coils took a walk and so did Richard s imagination. He knew right away that he had stumbled onto something marvelous. With the help of his wife, Betty, Richard took this ordinary spring and turned it into a plaything. But it wasn t just any old trinket it was a Slinky, and it would become one of the most popular toys in American history.
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I'm a baby boomer, so of course I had a Slinky. It's a captivating little toy, and this is the surprisingly captivating story with brilliantly captivating illustrations of that captivating little toy. I was expecting a small story, and it is, but it's really the wonderful illustrations that make the book.
