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Mr. Ferris and His Wheel

Mr. Ferris and His Wheel - Paperback

by Kathryn Gibbs Davis
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kathryn Gibbs Davis, Gilbert Ford (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:8/26/2025Pages:40
Language:EnglishPublisher:Clarion BooksISBN-13:9780063452039ISBN-10:63452030UPC:9780063452039Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, TechnologyBook Topic:Historical, Science & Technology, InventionsSize:9.91 x 9.99 x 0.12 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC9757XPMM

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. Now available in paperback!

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Clarion BooksISBN-13:9780063452039ISBN-10:63452030UPC:9780063452039Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, TechnologyBook Topic:Historical, Science & Technology, InventionsSize:9.91 x 9.99 x 0.12 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC9757XPMM
Davis, Kathryn Gibbs: - Kathryn Gibbs Davis has a gift for combining history and storytelling in a manner that relates to readers of many ages. Her Wackiest White House Pet earned the Parents Gold Choice Award and was read aloud by former First Lady Barbara Bush during a nationally televised event at the presidential library. Kathryn is an active member of the Children's Literature Network. Visit gibbsdavis.com.Ford, Gilbert: -

Gilbert Ford was born into a family of photographers. Instead of taking up the camera, he moved to New York to attend the prestigious Pratt Institute. His illustrations have appeared in books, magazines, newspapers, toys, billboards and advertisements.

www.gilbertford.com
Twitter: @gilbertford
Instagram: @gilbertford777
Publisher: Clarion Books

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Kathryn Gibbs Davis, Gilbert Ford (Illustrator)

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Kathryn Gibbs Davis

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