Mr. Ferris and His Wheel (Hardback)
Hardcover 40 pages English September 02, 2014
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Science, history, and engineering combine in this uplifting nonfiction picture book about the invention of the world's most iconic amusement park ride, the Ferris wheel.Capturing an engineer's creative vision and mind for detail, this fully illustrated picture book biography sheds light on how the American inventor George Ferris defied gravity and seemingly impossible odds to invent the world's most iconic amusement park attraction, the Ferris wheel.A fun, fact-filled text by Kathryn Gibbs Davis combines with Gilbert Ford's dazzling full-color illustrations to transport readers to the 1893 World's Fair, where George Ferris and his big, wonderful wheel lifted passengers to the skies for the first time.
- Author:
- Kathryn Gibbs Davis
- Publisher:
- HMH Books for Young Readers
- Publication Date:
- September 02, 2014
- Number of pages:
- 40 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 0547959222
- ISBN-13:
- 9780547959221