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George Ferris, What a Wheel!
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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George Ferris, What a Wheel!
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Barbara Lowell
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Illustrated by Jerry Hoare
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| Series | Penguin Core Concepts |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:32 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 205,Width 203 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780448479255
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| Classifications | Dewey:B |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Putnam Inc
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| Imprint |
G P Putnam's Sons
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| Publication Date |
26 June 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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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.
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