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Mr. Ferris and His WheelCapturing 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
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: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 09/02/2014
ISBN: 9780547959221
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.30h x 10.10w x 0.40d
Award: Cook Prize - Honor Book
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Honor Book
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Review Citations: School Library Journal 06/01/2014 pg. 137
Booklist 06/01/2014 pg. 84
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2014
Publishers Weekly 09/01/2014
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2014 pg. 19
Shelf Awareness 09/12/2014
New York Times Book Review 11/09/2014 pg. 37
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 168154 / Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
Reading Level: 5.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
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Not To Happy For A Beautiful Design Suite
Color: White 02, Size: Medium, Color: White 02, Size: Medium
Fits well just material is very cheap and fabric is gun glued on. Pants came with a rip
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Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2025
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MY SON'S PROM 2026
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Great suit for my son's prom
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★★★★★ 3
Runs large for a slim fit
Color: Black 02, Size: Large
I followed the size guide and ended up with an item that was to large in all areas. It did not fit like a slim fit. The fabric is odd and does not feel great against the skin. I love the design. I really wish it would have worked.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2026
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Prom 2026
Color: Blue 02, Size: Medium, Color: Blue 02, Size: Medium
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Not true to size but great quality.
Color: Black 02, Size: Medium
I bought a medium for my son who normally wears medium. It was extremely big. The quality and arm length was good.
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