Mr. Ferris And His WheelScience, history, and engineering combine in this uplifting nonfiction picture book about the invention of the worlds most iconic amusement park ride, the Ferris wheel. Now available in paperback! Capturing an engineers 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 worlds most iconic amusement park

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