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' picture-book bio soars, inspires, and keeps (the pages) ever turning." - Booklist , starred review, * "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, * "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 , * "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, * "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
