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1) Ferris
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During the summer before fifth grade, Ferris Wilkey has her hands full with her little sister terrorizing the town, her Aunt Shirley moving into their basement and her grandmother seeing a ghost--one who has wild, impractical and illuminating plans.
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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...
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Have you ever ridden a Ferris Wheel? Do you know who created it? George Ferris's wheels can be found around the world today, but it wasn't an easy path to turn his idea into a reality. Readers will love learning the story behind the name as they follow along with George's beginnings in civil engineering, the trouble he had convincing people the Ferris Wheel could be safe, and his eventual world-renowned success.
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Capturing an engineer's creative vision and mind for detail, this fully illustrated picture book biography sheds light on how the American inventor George Ferris defied gravity and seemingly impossible odds to invent the world's most iconic amusement park attraction, the Ferris wheel.
A fun, fact-filled text by Kathryn Gibbs Davis combines with Gilbert Ford's dazzling full-color illustrations to transport readers to the 1893 World's Fair, where...
A fun, fact-filled text by Kathryn Gibbs Davis combines with Gilbert Ford's dazzling full-color illustrations to transport readers to the 1893 World's Fair, where...
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This title discusses the rides that resembled Ferris wheels that have been around for hundreds of years. Readers will learn that that the first and only true Ferris wheel was built by George Ferris Jr. for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Today's Ferris wheels are even bigger, better, and bolder.
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Jim Coker leads an undermanned troop of Union cavalry in the fight against marauding guerilla raiders in Kansas. John Jacobs, a vicious half-breed, with a personal vendetta against the owners of Ferris Station, leads a band of guerillas, against the homesteaders of Southeastern Kansas, both for personal gain and the lust for murder. After several raids are thwarted by the cavalry, Jacobs hatches a plan to make the Arapaho Indian tribe go on the war...
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Ferris Beach is where excitement and glamour start--at least that's what Kate thinks as she hears about her cousin Angela who lives there. Kate has had a humdrum, "normal" childhood; her conservative mother and humorous father have brought her up "properly," while Angela has had freedom and romance. But even freedom has its dark side, as Kate finds out
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This title explains that today's interactive rides are based off of old mill rides in which people rode in boats or carts on tracks through dark tunnels. Readers will learn that today's interactive rides involve much more complicated technology that takes riders on exciting adventures that they can participate in. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators....
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A comic feature of Rolleen Rabbit's latest visitors to their Dreamland world. Annie and Bernice are coming to enjoy their one-of-a-kind experience in a place where the seasons and warmth delight their day and the blossoms never stop...Book 2 continues with their journey on a tour around Dreamland away from the castle. What will our bunnies and friends encounter along the way?
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In the sun-soaked streets of San Diego, Matt Johnson stumbles upon a relic of otherworldly origins during a seemingly ordinary storage unit auction-an ancient diary belonging to one Ferris Hawes. As he delves into its cryptic entries, a chilling narrative unfolds. The diary chronicles the escapades of an insidious extraterrestrial entity, one that thrives on driving its victims to the brink of madness and despair until they're compelled to end their...
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The season is in full swing in Cascade Cove, Florida, and a third body has been found, this time behind the Ferris wheel at the town's amusement park.A collage of suspects quickly pops up after an artist is found dead, but what motive could one have for murdering the local talent? With the authorities unable to paint a clear picture as to who was behind the esteemed artist's death, it's up to Sarah to track down the culprit and keep the Cove from...
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The British seaside town Brighton, located in the south of England, was in 1979 targeted by a series of robberies mainly aimed against tourists. The crimes were committed by a group of young lads from the area. As the gang performs their heist one night, everything goes wrong. The city's main attraction, the Ferris wheel shut down, due to a power outage, which is so extensive that the entire pier and the small amusement park where the Ferris wheel...
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Have you allowed your beginnings in life to dictate your future? Have you come to places where you don't believe you can ever forgive? From the Rags of Hell to the Riches of Heaven, Billy J. Smith II helps you position yourself to receive the victory that God has always intended for you. As you enter his story detailing a difficult upbringing that cultivated a hardness of heart, you will simultaneously discover the richness of God's forgiveness and...
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