The Resource The fantastic Ferris Wheel : the story of inventor George Ferris, Betsy Harvey Kraft ; illustrated by Steven Salerno
The fantastic Ferris Wheel : the story of inventor George Ferris, Betsy Harvey Kraft ; illustrated by Steven Salerno
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The item The fantastic Ferris Wheel : the story of inventor George Ferris, Betsy Harvey Kraft ; illustrated by Steven Salerno represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).
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- Summary
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- "The story of George Ferris, inventor of the iconic Ferris Wheel"--
- "The World's Fair in Chicago, 1893, was to be a spectacular event: architects, musicians, artists, and inventors worked on special exhibits to display the glories of their countries. But the Fair's planners wanted something really special, something on the scale of the Eiffel Tower, which had been constructed for France's fair three years earlier. At last, engineer George Ferris had an idea--a crazy, unrealistic, gigantic idea. He would construct a twenty-six-story tall observation wheel. The planners didn't think it could be done. They called it a 'monstrosity.' It wouldn't be safe. But George fought for his design. Finally, in December 1892, with only four months to go until the fair, George was given permission to build his wheel. He had to fight the tight schedule, bad weather, and general disapproval. Against all odds, the Ferris Wheel turned out to be the talk of the Fair, and proof that dreaming big dreams could pay off. Today, George's Ferris Wheel is an icon of adventure and amusement throughout the world"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781627790727
- Label
- The fantastic Ferris Wheel : the story of inventor George Ferris
- Title
- The fantastic Ferris Wheel
- Title remainder
- the story of inventor George Ferris
- Statement of responsibility
- Betsy Harvey Kraft ; illustrated by Steven Salerno
- Subject
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- Ferris wheels -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Ferris, George Washington Gale, 1859-1896
- Ferris, George Washington Gale, 1859-1896 -- Juvenile literature
- Inventors -- United States -- Biography
- Inventors -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions
- Picture books
- Structural engineering -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Structural engineers -- United States -- Biograph
- World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago, Ill. -- Juvenile literature
- Ferris wheels -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "The story of George Ferris, inventor of the iconic Ferris Wheel"--
- "The World's Fair in Chicago, 1893, was to be a spectacular event: architects, musicians, artists, and inventors worked on special exhibits to display the glories of their countries. But the Fair's planners wanted something really special, something on the scale of the Eiffel Tower, which had been constructed for France's fair three years earlier. At last, engineer George Ferris had an idea--a crazy, unrealistic, gigantic idea. He would construct a twenty-six-story tall observation wheel. The planners didn't think it could be done. They called it a 'monstrosity.' It wouldn't be safe. But George fought for his design. Finally, in December 1892, with only four months to go until the fair, George was given permission to build his wheel. He had to fight the tight schedule, bad weather, and general disapproval. Against all odds, the Ferris Wheel turned out to be the talk of the Fair, and proof that dreaming big dreams could pay off. Today, George's Ferris Wheel is an icon of adventure and amusement throughout the world"--
- Assigning source
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- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kraft, Betsy Harvey
- Dewey number
- 791.06/80284
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- Ages 5 to 9
- LC call number
- TA140.F455
- LC item number
- K73 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Salerno, Steven
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Ferris, George Washington Gale
- Inventors
- Structural engineering
- Ferris wheels
- World's Columbian Exposition
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century
- Ferris, George Washington Gale
- Inventors
- Structural engineers
- Ferris wheels
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- The fantastic Ferris Wheel : the story of inventor George Ferris, Betsy Harvey Kraft ; illustrated by Steven Salerno
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1621812
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781627790727
- Lccn
- 2014044914
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1621812
- (OCoLC)899113935
- Label
- The fantastic Ferris Wheel : the story of inventor George Ferris, Betsy Harvey Kraft ; illustrated by Steven Salerno
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1621812
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781627790727
- Lccn
- 2014044914
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1621812
- (OCoLC)899113935
Subject
- Ferris wheels -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Ferris, George Washington Gale, 1859-1896
- Ferris, George Washington Gale, 1859-1896 -- Juvenile literature
- Inventors -- United States -- Biography
- Inventors -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions
- Picture books
- Structural engineering -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Structural engineers -- United States -- Biograph
- World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago, Ill. -- Juvenile literature
- Ferris wheels -- History
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