{"product_id":"flip-how-the-frisbee-took-flight-9781580898805","title":"Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFred 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFred'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFun and fact-filled, this Frisbee origin story is sure to delight sports and STEM fans alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Muirhead is the author of \u003ci\u003eMabel, One and Only\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays and poetry have appeared in a number of publications, including \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFamily Fun Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Picture Book Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdam 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 \u003ci\u003eGood Luck, Mrs. K!\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLong-Armed Ludy and the First Women's Olympics\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eDirty Rats\u003c\/i\u003e. www.adamgustavson.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645723480338,"sku":"9781580898805","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_449338ce-a0e5-493d-bb6c-712c7dbffa77.jpg?v=1733160603","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/flip-how-the-frisbee-took-flight-9781580898805","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}