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Kraft, Betsy Harvey

The Fantastic Ferris Wheel: The Story of Inventor George Ferris

40 pp. | Holt/Ottaviano | October, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-62779-072-7 $17.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Steven Salerno. This absorbing picture-book biography of the engineer and inventor focuses on the design, construction, and success of his twenty-six-story observation wheel at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, later known as the Ferris wheel. Young readers will be drawn into Salerno's energetic, bright mixed-media illustrations, which strike the perfect balance between wonder, technical detail, and historical accuracy. "More About George Ferris" is appended. Bib.
Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

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