Clean Sweep!: Frank Zamboni's Ice Machine

Author: Renne Benoit Monica Kulling
Publisher: Tundra Books
Category: Nonfiction History Books for Kids, People & Places, Science, Children's Sports Books, Sciences
Age Group: 12-17
Book Format: Hardcover

A new picture book biography in the award-winning Great Ideas series (Tundra), Clean Sweep! introduces young readers to an inventor whose work transformed skating. When Frank Zamboni opened his own rink in 1940 in California it could take an hour and a half for a crew to resurface the ice. Working in the shed behind his ice rink, Frank drew designs and built models of machines he hoped would help simplify the job. For nine years he worked on his invention and finally, in 1949, Frank tested the Model A, which 'cleaned the ice in one sweep round the rink.' The rest is history.

About Monica Kulling
Monica Kulling is a poet who has published over forty books for children, including picture books, adaptations of classic novels, and biographies. Known for introducing biography for children who are just learning to read, she has written about Harriet Tubman, Henry Ford, Houdini, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Amelia Earhart, among others. Her award-winning Great Idea Series features biographies of inventors and their captivating inventions. She is also the author of Merci Mister Dash! and Mister Dash and the Cupcake Calamity. Visit her website at www.monicakulling.ca. The author lives in Toronto, Ontario.

(BK-9781770497955)

SKU BK-9781770497955
Barcode # 9781770497955
Brand Tundra Books
Artist / Author Renne Benoit Monica Kulling
Shipping Weight 0.7300kg
Shipping Width 0.210m
Shipping Height 0.100m
Shipping Length 0.260m
Assembled Length 21.300m
Assembled Height 25.900m
Assembled Width 100.000m
Type Hardcover

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