Ten months before the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair architects and engineers were clamoring for the chance to design a star attraction to rival the French Eiffel Tower. A daring engineer named George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. overcomes obstacles including money, mockery, and quicksand to create a wheel that has delighted fairgoers for over 100 years!
The following companion includes multiple ELA activities for retelling, comparing, cause and effect, character evaluation, authors purpose/message, a