George Ferris, What a Wheel!
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
George Ferris, What a Wheel!
By (Author) Barbara Lowell
Illustrated by Jerry Hoare
Penguin Putnam Inc
G P Putnam's Sons
26th June 2014
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
B
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 203mm, Height 205mm, Spine 4mm
108g
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 Bio
Barbara Lowell lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a long way from the world's tallest Ferris wheel, the Singapore Flyer.
