The Man Who Invented the Ferris Wheel: The Genius of George Ferris (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9780766041363)

George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. was an American engineer. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, where he was a member of the Rensselaer Society of Engineers, in the class of 1881 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was made a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni Hall of Fame in 1998. He is most famous for creating the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition.

Author: Dani Sneed
ISBN-10: 0766041360
ISBN-13: 9780766041363
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/16/2013
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.60w x 0.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 162474 / Man Who Invented the Ferris Wheel: The Genius of George Ferris


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/15/2013 pg. 39
School Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 176
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 185 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw