# Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight - Hardcover

by **Margaret Muirhead** (Author), **Adam Gustavson** (Illustrator)

**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 Biography

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

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 10.2 x 10.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 27, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 4.4

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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