Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
by Kathryn Gibbs Davis and Gilbert Ford
Mechanical engineer George Ferris’s idea for showcasing American ingenuity... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2014
Word Count 1,776
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 900L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 168154, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Math
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Structural engineering--United States--Juvenile literature
- Inventors
- Ferris wheels--History--Juvenile literature
- Ferris, George Washington Gale, 1859-1896--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Inventions
- Civil engineers
- Ferris wheels
- History
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Curiosities & Wonders
- Ferris, George Washington Gale
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Inventors--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Structural engineers
- Civil engineers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Literary Science, K-5
- Sample: Skyline Math Texts
- Young Inventors
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About the Authors 5
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Cook Prize, 2012-2023
Honor, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Honor, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
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