In what ways was the Weeksboro whirligig different?

The Weeksboro whirligig was different in the sense that it was built without reference to Brent's whirligig book. Because he had misplaced his book, Brent decided to build his last whirligig using his own imagination and his own creative endeavors. To that end, he combined scraps of his leftover wood with material he scavenged from around the camp. Brent also visited the town dump to appropriate more materials for his whirligig.

In the end, the...

The Weeksboro whirligig was different in the sense that it was built without reference to Brent's whirligig book. Because he had misplaced his book, Brent decided to build his last whirligig using his own imagination and his own creative endeavors. To that end, he combined scraps of his leftover wood with material he scavenged from around the camp. Brent also visited the town dump to appropriate more materials for his whirligig.

In the end, the whirligig was three times the size of the others. From the materials he found, Brent fashioned the pinwheels from soda cans and the propellers from 'golf-motif coasters, linoleum scraps, license plates, and lobster-trap slats.' Also, the plywood rendition of Lea Zamora's face was the most accurate of the four whirligigs Brent had fashioned.

Brent had also given the wood a coat of varnish to protect it against the harsh Maine weather. He drilled holes in seashells to make a necklace; this he hung over the head of Lea's figurine, along with a set of wind chimes he found at the town dump. Brent glued sea glass and red reflectors into the figurine's hair. In all, the Weeksboro whirligig was the most colorful and kinetic of the four whirligigs.