Mr. Ferris and His Wheel

Kathryn Gibbs Davis
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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. 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.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 08/26/2025
ISBN: 9780063452039
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.65lbs
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 168154 / Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
Reading Level: 5.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5