The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring
The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring
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The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring

Illustrated by Greg Endries
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4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
17
Words per page
AD880L
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Sep 13, 2016
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With magnificent dioramic illustrations, Gilbert Ford captures the joy, creativity, and determination behind the invention of an iconic, one-of-a-kind toy: the Slinky! 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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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781481450652
    Publication Date
    September 13, 2016
    Publisher
    Atheneum
    Text Details
    The text for this book was set in Neutra
    Illustration Details
    The illustrations for this book were drawn and colored digitally and then printed, assembled with found objects into dioramas, and photographed.
    Page Count
    40
    Words Per Page
    17
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2015015309
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    958679331
    Lexile® Level
    AD880L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~U
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    187408
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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