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Clean Sweep! Frank Zamboni's Ice Machine
  • Published: 15 February 2017
  • ISBN: 9781770497962
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $14.99

Clean Sweep! Frank Zamboni's Ice Machine

Great Idea Series

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5 Jan 2016
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15 Feb 2017
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15 Jan 2016
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Now in paperback. Meet Frank Zamboni, whose determination and persistence led to his invention of the now-famous Zamboni ice-resurfacing machine.

When Frank Zamboni, along with his brother and cousin, opened their own skating rink in 1940 in Paramount, California, it could take an hour and a half for a crew to resurface the ice. They had to level the surface by shaving down the pits and grooves with a tractor, remove the shavings, wash the ice and find a way to give the rink its shining finish. Skaters became exasperated with the wait, so Frank was determined to do something about it. Could he turn a ninety-minute job for five men into a ten-minute task for only one? Working in the shed behind his ice rink, Frank drew designs and built models of machines he hoped would do the job. For nine years, he worked on his invention, each model an improvement on the one before. Finally, in 1949, Frank tested the Model A, which "cleaned the ice in one sweep around the rink." The rest is history.
  • Published: 15 February 2017
  • ISBN: 9781770497962
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $14.99
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About the author

Monica Kulling

Monica Kulling was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She received a BA in creative writing from the University of Victoria. Monica is the author of over 50 books for children, including the popular Great Idea series, stories of inventors. The third book in the series, In the Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps It Up, was chosen as a Once Upon a World Children's Book Award Honor Book by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The sixth book in the series, Spic-and-Span! Lillian Gilbreth's Wonder Kitchen won the North Dakota Library Association 2016 Flicker Tale Children’s Book Award in the nonfiction category. Monica Kulling lives in Toronto, Canada.
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Praise for Clean Sweep! Frank Zamboni's Ice Machine

PRAISE FOR Spic-and-Span!:

"In Spic-and-Span, Monica Kulling tells Gilbreth's life story with warmth and clarity." --The Boston Globe

"This engaging picture-book biography details the many accomplishments of Lillian Gilbreth ... Kulling deftly describes early twentieth-century social, physical, and technical conditions that presented challenges to productivity in both public and private settings, and she explains how Gilbreth's innovations improved conditions, creating context so that young readers can appreciate the extent of her contributions.... Student researchers might also enjoy other titles in the Great Idea series..." --Booklist

PRAISE FOR Proud as a Peacock, Brave as a Lion:

"The text is complemented beautifully with Benoit's artwork rendered in watercolours and gouache. The gentle wash of colours is soft and expressive ... captures the ambience of a time, long ago. Highly Recommended." --CM Magazine

"Renné Benoit's subtle gouache and watercolour illustrations are perfectly attuned...." --The Globe and Mail