Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight - Hardcover
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Margaret Muirhead, Adam GustavsonAudience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2021-04-27Pages:32
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Charlesbridge PublishingISBN-13:9781580898805ISBN-10:1580898807UPC:9781580898805Book Category:Sports & RecreationSize:10.20 x 10.20 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCVN69DP8T
This charming picture book biography about the inventor of the Frisbee follows the twists and turns of innovation and highlights the persistence it takes to succeed. Fred Morrison is credited with inventing this classic toy, but for centuries folks have been flipping for flying discs. Ancient Greeks flicked discs, and beginning in the 1920s, college kids at Yale University were tossing pie tins. Fred's invention quest began in 1932 after tossing a tin popcorn lid around the backyard. For more than twenty years, Fred and his wife, Lu, tried and failed to perfect a flying-disc concept. Eventually they created what we know today as the Frisbee. Fun and fact-filled, this Frisbee origin story is sure to delight sports and STEM fans alike.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Charlesbridge PublishingISBN-13:9781580898805ISBN-10:1580898807UPC:9781580898805Book Category:Sports & RecreationSize:10.20 x 10.20 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCVN69DP8T
Margaret Muirhead is the author of Mabel, One and Only. Her essays and poetry have appeared in a number of publications, including Boston Globe Magazine, Family Fun Magazine, This Picture Book Life, and many others. Adam Gustavson received his bachelor's degree in illustration from Rowan University and his master's from the School of Visual Arts in New York. He has illustrated several picture books, including the award-winning Good Luck, Mrs. K!; Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women's Olympics; and Dirty Rats. www.adamgustavson.com
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