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Glatzer, Jenna

George Ferris' Grand Idea: The Ferris Wheel

32 pp. | Capstone/Picture Window | August, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4795-7161-1 $14.95 | Library ISBN 978-1-4795-7135-2 $27.99 | Paper ISBN 978-1-4795-7165-9 $7.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4795-7177-2
(4) K-3 Story Behind the Name series. Illustrated by Stephanie Dominguez. Glatzer charts George Ferris's journey from a boy longing to do "something big" to meeting the challenge of creating a "novel, original, daring, and unique" centerpiece for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Slick, cartoony digital illustrations accompany an engaging biographical narrative with an uplifting message about the payoff of tenacity. Afterword and critical-thinking questions appended. Reading list. Glos.
Reviewer: Rebecca Kirshenbaum

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