Whirligigs : the wondrous windmills of Vollis Simpson's imagination
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Author
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
Contributors
Fotheringham, Edwin, illustrator.
Published
New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2024]
ISBN
9781662680410 (hardcover), 1662680414 (hardcover)
Status
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
JB SIMPSON
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - KidsJB SIMPSONOn Shelf
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Bensenville SD#2 - Johnson School - Nonfiction921 SIMPSONOn Shelf
Bensenville SD#2 - Tioga School - Nonfiction921 SIMPSONOn Shelf
Bloomingdale Public Library - Juvenile BiographyJ B SIMPSONOn Shelf
Eisenhower Public Library District - Juvenile StacksJ BIOG SIMPSON, V.On Shelf
Elmwood Park Public Library - Kids BiographyK BIOG ARTISTS SIMPSON, V.On Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Art metal-work -- Juvenile literature.
Artists -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Sculptors -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Simpson, Vollis, 1919-2013 -- Juvenile literature.
Wilson County (N.C.) -- Juvenile literature.
Windmills -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Juvenile literature.

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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Vollis 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. After 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.
Target Audience
Ages 7-10. Astra Books.
Target Audience
Grades 2-5. Astra Books.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Weatherford, C. B., & Fotheringham, E. (2024). Whirligigs: the wondrous windmills of Vollis Simpson's imagination. (First edition). Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and Edwin, Fotheringham. 2024. Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson's Imagination. Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and Edwin, Fotheringham. Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson's Imagination. Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, 2024.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Weatherford, C. B. and Fotheringham, E. (2024). Whirligigs: the wondrous windmills of vollis simpson's imagination. First edn New York: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, and Edwin Fotheringham. Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson's Imagination. First edition, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, 2024.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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