Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781580898805)

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.

Author: Margaret Muirhead
ISBN-10: 1580898807
ISBN-13: 9781580898805
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Language: English
Published: 04/27/2021
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 10.20h x 10.20w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 514126 / Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2021
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2021
Booklist 04/01/2021 pg. 37
School Library Journal 05/01/2021 pg. 96
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2021 pg. 138
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average