Awards

• Winner of Keystone to Reading Book Award Masterlist (Pennsylvania) (United States).
• Winner of Rhode Island Children's Book Award (United States).

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9780063452039

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Reviews

* ""Davis' picture-book bio soars, inspires, and keeps (the pages) ever turning"" --Booklist, starred review ""The modernist look, inherently interesting topic, and strong documentation...make this title a positive addition."" --School Library Journal ""Kids who take ferris wheels for granted should find this history eye-opening."" --Kirkus ""Davis's picture-book account of the Ferris Wheel construction does a first-rate job of capturing the many risks--to civic pride, financial success, and public safety--that attached to the first iteration of what most readers have already enjoyed as a local carnival attraction."" --Bulletin ""Davis delivers a tense and satisfying underdog story, while Ford creates a stylized 19th-century landscape."" --Publishers Weekly ""[An] informative and entertaining account."" --Wall Street Journal --

Author Information

Gilbert Ford's illustrations have appeared in magazines, newspapers, toys, advertisements, and books, including Mr. Ferris and His Wheel and Rotten! He lives in Ridgeland, MS.

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