
Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Published on 27. April 2021
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-58089-880-5 (ISBN)
Description
The origin story of the Frisbee soars with unexpected twists and turns.
Fred Morrison is credited as the inventor of the Frisbee, 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 lived in California and had no idea about ancient Greeks or East Coast college kids. His 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. Their story is full of good old-fashioned perseverance, success, and fun!
Fred Morrison is credited as the inventor of the Frisbee, 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 lived in California and had no idea about ancient Greeks or East Coast college kids. His 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. Their story is full of good old-fashioned perseverance, success, and fun!
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Language
English
Place of publication
Watertown
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Third Grade, Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 256 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58089-880-5 (9781580898805)
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Margaret Muirhead
Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight
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04/2021
Charlesbridge
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Persons
Margaret Muirhead (Author); Adam Gustavson (Illustrator)