• Who Was Henry Ford? (Who Was?)

Who Was Henry Ford?
(Who Was?)

Author
Michael Burgan
Illustrator
Ted Hammond
Publication Date
August 28, 2014
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
Who Was Henry Ford? (Who Was?)
Description
Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford's humble beginnings were no match for his ambition. Ford quickly created a manufacturing dynasty, bringing affordable cars to the masses and forever changing America and the American workplace. Who Was Henry Ford? details his meteoric rise, and explains how the genius behind the assembly line and the Model T shaped modern American industry.
Publication date
August 28, 2014
Classification
Non-fiction
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9780448479576
Lexile Measure
960
Guided Reading Level
R
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF007020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
JNF051130 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Machinery & Tools
JNF057030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Cars & Trucks
Library of Congress categories
United States
Ford, Henry
Automobile industry and trade
Industrialists
Automobile engineers
Michael Burgan
Michael Burgan specializes in books for children and young adults and has written biographies of scientists, explorers, and world leaders. A graduate of the University of Connecticut with a degree in history, Burgan is also the editor of The Biographer's Craft, the newsletter for Biographers International Organization.
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