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George Ferris, What a Wheel!

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title George Ferris, What a Wheel!
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Barbara Lowell
Illustrated by Jerry Hoare
SeriesPenguin Core Concepts
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 205,Width 203
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780448479255
ClassificationsDewey:B
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint G P Putnam's Sons
Publication Date 26 June 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Have you ever ridden a Ferris wheel? You go up, up, up and can see for miles! But when the inventor of the Ferris wheel, George Ferris, first pitched the idea, everyone thought he was crazy. A 250-foot bicycle wheel that goes around and around and carries people in train cars? Can't be done, they said. But George proved them wrong. Read about how George's hard work, courage, and imagination created one of the most famous fair rides today. George Ferris, What a Wheelcovers the concepts Imagination and Problem Solving.

Author Biography

Barbara Lowell lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a long way from the world's tallest Ferris wheel, the Singapore Flyer.