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.
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..
With the help of his wife, Betty, Richard took this ordinary spring and turned it into a plaything.
He knew right away That he had stumbled onto someThing marvelous.
Its coils took a walk...and so did Richard\'s imagination.
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
