The Fantastic Ferris Wheel: The Story of Inventor George Ferris

by Betsy Harvey Kraft

Book Overview

The World's Fair in Chicago, 1893, was to be a spectacular event: architects, musicians, artists, and inventors worked on special exhibits to display the glories of their countries. But the Fair's planners wanted something really special, something on the scale of the Eiffel Tower, which had been constructed for France's fair three years earlier. At last, engineer George Ferris had an idea--a crazy, unrealistic, gigantic idea. He would construct...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1627790721
• ISBN13: 9781627790727
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 4