{"product_id":"whirligigs-the-wondrous-windmills-of-vollis-simpsons-imagination-hardcover","title":"Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson's Imagination - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarole Boston Weatherford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdwin Fotheringham\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake a journey through the creative process that led folk artist Vollis Simpson to create his wonderful and whimsical wind-powered whirligigs and more in this STEAM\/STEM picture book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVollis Simpson was a man with a curious mind--always eager to know how things worked and how to fix them. Growing up on a farm in North Carolina, he loved to tinker with machines. And when he served in the Army Air Corps during WWII, Vollis kept right on tinkering. His ingenuity allowed him to build things no one would have thought to create from scraps--a washing machine out of airplane parts and a motorcycle out of a bike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the war, his passion for metal creations picked up speed--turning into a whirlwind of windmills as far as the eye could see. Luckily, Vollis's fanciful and colorful windmills have been preserved at a park in Wilson, NC, where visitors can behold his magnificent and towering creations forever whizzing in the air.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Carole Boston Weatherford's 60-plus books include the Caldecott Honor book \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she was also awarded the Coretta Scott King Author Award and a Sibert Honor; the Newbery Honor winner \u003ci\u003eBox\u003c\/i\u003e; and the Caldecott Honor winners \u003ci\u003eFreedom in Congo Square\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFannie Lou Hamer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMoses\u003c\/i\u003e. She won a Coretta Scott King Author Honor for \u003ci\u003eBecoming Billie Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e. Weatherford teaches composition and children's literature at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdwin Fotheringham is the award-winning illustrator of many picture book biographies, including \u003ci\u003eFull of Beans\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlue Grass Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDazzlin' Dolly\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has received the Parents' Choice Gold Award, been named an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book, and more. He is also the illustrator of the Tony Baloney series by Pam Muñoz Ryan.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.2 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758536327456,"sku":"9781662680410","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4c4e97b0d18964a79ab633deeff0a9b2_f43c9d6a-902a-4155-9591-163018a4d6c4.webp?v=1780128903","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/whirligigs-the-wondrous-windmills-of-vollis-simpsons-imagination-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}