Pub Date: October 15, 2019
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2018944555
Lexile Code: 0930
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 07 to 10
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 10.10" L x 9.00" W ( 1.10 lbs) 48 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Science and Technology | Transportation | Cars Trucks and Buses | Technology | Agriculture | Inventions | Science and Nature | Experiments and Projects
Description: "With a mind for ingenuity, Henry Ford looked to improve life for others. After the Great Depression struck, Ford especially wanted to support ailing farmers. For two years, Ford and his team researched ways to use farmers' crops in his Ford Motor Company. They discovered that the soybean was the perfect answer. Soon, Ford's cars contained many soybean plastic parts, and Ford incorporated soybeans into every part of his life. He ate soybeans, he wore clothes made of soybean fabric, and he wanted to drive soybeans, too ... Author Peggy Thomas and illustrator Edwin Fotheringham explore this American icon's little-known quest"--Publisher marketing.
Review Quotes: NSTA/CBC Best STEM Book
"While many know about Henry Ford's automobiles and assembly line refinements, Thomas's latest nonfiction work describes his fascination with the soybean. Vibrant shades of yellow, green, and blue dominate Fotheringham's digital illustrations, which feature farming and factory scenes and play with scale. A detailed, bean-filled look at an auto tycoon's lesser-known passion." --Publishers Weekly