Clean Sweep! Frank Zamboni's Ice Machine

by Monica Kulling

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770497951
• ISBN13: 9781770497955
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3