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Mr. Ferris and His Wheel

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By Kathryn Gibbs Davis
Publisher HMH Books for Young Readers
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
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Capturing an engineers 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 worlds most iconic amusement park attraction, the Ferris wheel. A fun, factfilled text by Kathryn Gibbs Davis combines with Gilbert Fords dazzling fullcolor illustrations to transport readers to the 1893 Worlds Fair, where George Ferris and his big, wonderful wheel lifted passengers to the skies for the first time.

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1766 words1,766 words
40 pages40 pages
Lexile 900LLexile 900L
Grade P to 5Grade P to 5
Age 4-10Age 4-10
Published 2014Published 2014

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Book ISBN:

9780544465633

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