Mr. Ferris and his wheel
By: Kathryn Gibbs Davis ; illustrated by Gilbert Ford
Contributors: Ford, Gilbert, ill
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780547959221
Subjects: Ferris wheels; Juvenile literature; History; Civil engineers; Inventors
Other titles: Mister Ferris & his wheel
Description: 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.

Capturing an engineer's creative vision and mind for detail, this 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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