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Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight
  • Published: 13 May 2026
  • ISBN: 9781623547097
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $17.99

Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight

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27 Apr 2021
Paperback
13 May 2026
Hardback
20 July 2021
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Now in paperback! This charming biography about the inventor of the Frisbee follows the twists and turns of innovation, highlighting the persistence needed to succeed.

This nonfiction picture book for ages 4 to 8 teaches how one invention come to be and will encourage curious and creative minds to let their imagination soar.

Now in paperback! This charming biography about the inventor of the Frisbee follows the twists and turns of innovation, highlighting the persistence needed to succeed.

This nonfiction picture book for ages 4 to 8 teaches how one invention come to be and will encourage curious and creative minds to let their imagination soar.

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.
  • Published: 13 May 2026
  • ISBN: 9781623547097
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $17.99
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Praise for Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight

Praise for Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight

  • An NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
  • “An appealing true tale of innovation and perseverance.”—Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Mabel, One and Only (Muirhead)
  • "Shows the power of a child's imagination."—Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Dirty Rats (Gustavson)
  • "Gustavson's typically lush oil paintings do their part to help sway opinions--his sewer rats come across as intelligent, curious, and even adorable."—Publishers Weekly

Praise for Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight

  • An NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
  • “An appealing true tale of innovation and perseverance.”—Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Mabel, One and Only (Muirhead)
  • "Shows the power of a child's imagination."—Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Dirty Rats (Gustavson)
  • "Gustavson's typically lush oil paintings do their part to help sway opinions--his sewer rats come across as intelligent, curious, and even adorable."—Publishers Weekly

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