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02757aam a22006494i 4500 001 B81C66DA7B0911E6A72EB2B4DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20240110010156 008 150505s2016 nyua jr 000 0 eng d 010 $a 2015015309 020 $a 1481450654 (hardcover) 020 $a 9781481450652 (hardcover) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d DLC $d SKYRV $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a GV1218.5 $b .F67 2016 082 00 $a 790.1/33 $2 23 100 1 $a Ford, Gilbert. 245 14 $a The marvelous thing that came from a spring : $b the accidental invention of the toy that swept the nation / $c written and illustrated by Gilbert Ford ; photography by Greg Endries. 264 1 $a New York ; $b Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $c [2016] 300 $a 1 volume (unaped) : $b color illustrations ; $c 29 cm 520 $a One day, a spring fell from the desk of Richard James, an engineer and a dreamer. Its coils took a walk{u2026}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{u2014}it was a Slinky, and it would become one of the most popular toys in American history. 521 1 $a Ages 4-8. 521 2 $a K to grade 3. 600 10 $a James, Richard T., $d 1914-1974. 600 10 $a James, Betty, $d 1918-2008. 650 0 $a Slinky (Toy) $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Inventors $z United States $v Biography. 650 1 $a Slinky (Toy). 650 1 $a Inventors. 655 0 $a Picture books for children. 941 $a 25 952 $l OZAX845 $d 20240525041419.0 952 $l KWPE446 $d 20240522010134.0 952 $l ZXPC675 $d 20240518010247.0 952 $l HQPD845 $d 20240516015612.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409025105.0 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718092515.0 952 $l JCPC145 $d 20230117151943.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909042745.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20220518021229.0 952 $l AXPF626 $d 20220223012013.0 952 $l EBPE325 $d 20220108010256.0 952 $l WAPD715 $d 20210924014148.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722053411.0 952 $l AQPC277 $d 20201212013025.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20190814044626.0 952 $l AAPF906 $d 20190717032520.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20190423015153.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006102409.0 952 $l MMPE553 $d 20180719043547.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20170502011639.0 952 $l ESPD725 $d 20170315031526.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20161216033026.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20161018013545.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20161004015634.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20160915010118.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B81C66DA7B0911E6A72EB2B4DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search