Title: George Ferris' Grand Idea: The Ferris Wheel (The Story Behind the Name)
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Publication Date: 2015
Language: English
ISBN 10: 147957161X
ISBN 13: 9781479571611
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Stephanie Dominguez
Condition: Good

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Ferris Wheels provide the best view at the fair, but the story behind the name lets you look closer at the building of the first marvelous wheel. George Ferriss wheels can be found around the world today, but it wasnt an easy path to turn his idea into a reality. Readers will love learning the story behind the name as they follow along with Georges beginnings in civil engineering, the trouble he had convincing people his wheel would be safe, and his eventual world-renowned success.

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Jenna Glatzer (www.jennaglatzer.com) is the award-winning author of 25 books for grown-ups and kids, including the authorized biography Celine Dion: For Keeps, The Marilyn Monroe Treasures, Never Ever Give Up: The Inspiring Story of Jessie and Her JoyJars with Erik Rees, Unthinkable with Scott Rigsby, and Bullyproof Your Child for Life with Dr. Joel Haber. Her daughter is in third grade. Jenna is afraid of roller coasters, but has always liked riding Ferris wheels.

A native of Switzerland, Stephanie Dominguez graduated from the University of Central Lancashire (UK) in 2010. She worked as a freelancer specializing in picture books until 2012, when she branched out into concept art in order to lend her creativity to the entertainment industry. Inspired by cartoons and animated movies, nature, music, and other artists--from classical painters to visual development artists such as Bobby Chiu and Armond Serrano--Stephanie loves to tell a story and make people smile. If she could be anything other than an illustrator, she'd be a chef at her own small countryside restaurant, using proceeds to fund a bunny sanctuary.

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