Cut and Assemble a Ferris Wheel
Title | Cut and Assemble a Ferris Wheel PDF eBook |
Author | A. G. Smith |
Publisher | Turtleback |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1992-11 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780613890717 |
Diagrams, instructions for constructing approximately 15"-high, authentically detailed paper model of colorful carnival attraction. Complete with gondolas, passengers, ticket booth and clerk. 16 plates. 7 diagrams.
Cut and Assemble a Ferris Wheel
Title | Cut and Assemble a Ferris Wheel PDF eBook |
Author | A. G. Smith |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 44 |
Release | 1992-11-27 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780486273402 |
Detailed instructions, clearly outlined diagrams help model builders assemble colorful, authentic replica of exciting carnival attraction. Model comes complete with gondolas, passengers, ticket booth and clerk as well as arms and supports for approximately 15"-high revolving wheel. 16 plates. 7 diagrams.
Stunt Fliers
Title | Stunt Fliers PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Grater |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 40 |
Release | 1997-07-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780486298047 |
Simple instructions for creating paper models of colorful space-age vehicles that can do loops, spirals, spin and perform other flight maneuvers.
Pretty Village
Title | Pretty Village PDF eBook |
Author | McLoughlin Bros., inc |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 66 |
Release | 1980-06-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780486239385 |
Authentic reprint, easily assembled. Complete instructions.
Ferris Wheel!
Title | Ferris Wheel! PDF eBook |
Author | Dani Sneed |
Publisher | Enslow Publishers, Inc. |
Total Pages | 36 |
Release | 2008-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780766028340 |
Despite the ridicule he received for his concept of this ride and the many obstacles he faced to complete his plans, inventor George Ferris succeeded in doing what many thought impossible and successfully presented the first Ferris wheel to amazed tourists at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893.
Chicago History for Kids
Title | Chicago History for Kids PDF eBook |
Author | Owen Hurd |
Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
Total Pages | 195 |
Release | 2007-07-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1613740409 |
From the Native Americans who lived in the Chicago area for thousands of years, to the first European explorers Marquette and Jolliet, to the 2005 Chicago White Sox World Series win, parents, teachers, and kids will love this comprehensive and exciting history of how Chicago became the third largest city in the U.S. Chicago's spectacular and impressive history comes alive through activities such as building a model of the original Ferris Wheel, taking architectural walking tours of the first skyscrapers and Chicago's oldest landmarks, and making a Chicago-style hotdog. Serving as both a guide to kids and their parents and an engaging tool for teachers, this book details the first Chicagoan Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the Fort Dearborn Massacre, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the building of the world's first skyscraper, and the hosting of two World's Fairs. In addition to uncovering Windy City treasures such as the birth of the vibrant jazz era of Louis Armstrong and the work of Chicago poets, novelists, and songwriters, kids will also learn about Chicago's triumphant and tortured sports history.
The Man Who Invented the Ferris Wheel
Title | The Man Who Invented the Ferris Wheel PDF eBook |
Author | Dani Sneed |
Publisher | Enslow Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | 50 |
Release | 2013-07-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 146440206X |
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.