| Mr. Ferris and His Wheel Contributor(s): Davis, Kathryn Gibbs (Author), Ford, Gilbert (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0547959222 ISBN-13: 9780547959221 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2013050147 |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.1" W x 10.3" (1.00 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest - Seasonal - Summer - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest - Topical - Boy's Interest - Event - Summer - Topical - Girl's Interest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 168154 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. |