George Ferris, what a wheel /
by Barbara Lowell ; illustrated by Jerry Hoare and with photographs.
- 32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
- Penguin core concepts. .
- Penguin core concepts. .
A portrait of George Ferris, the engineer who invented the Ferris wheel, describes the ambitious ideas that inspired him to build the largest wheel in the world for the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.
Ages 7-11.
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Ferris, George Washington Gale, 1859-1896 --Juvenile literature.