Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight

by Margaret Muirhead

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580898807
• ISBN13: 9781580898805
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.2" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3