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Author Reis, Ronald A., author.

Title Henry Ford for kids : his life and ideas : with 21 activities / Ronald A. Reis.

Publication Info. Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press Incorporated, [2016]

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  JB FORD    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 338.762 FORD    Check Shelf
Description 128 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Time line -- Farm boy mechanic -- Build a bird feeder -- Make a lemon-powered battery -- The Ford Motor Company -- Demonstrate gear action -- Construct a simple electric motor -- Tin Lizzie -- Learn the language of industrial drawing -- Make a moving assembly line -- Calculate turnover rate -- Peace, war, and politics -- Design a flag for a cause -- Eyelets as rivets -- On the dark side -- Visit an automobile museum -- Disassemble and reassemble anything -- Father and sons -- Design an automobile dashboard -- Design a hubcap -- From soup to nuts -- Set up a recycling center -- Design a badge -- It takes a village -- Dance the waltz -- Explore "The Henry Ford" -- Tarnished hero -- Learn some rules of the road -- Repair a tire -- Reluctant warrior -- Ride in a Model T Ford -- Create a glossary word search -- Places to visit, in person or online.
Audience 9+
4-6.
Summary Introduces the automotive, engineering, and labor innovator, discussing both his finer points and his flaws and also providing 21 hands-on activities to encourage young people to apply engineering and production ideas and learn more about the era.
Subject Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 -- Juvenile literature.
Automobile industry and trade -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Industrialists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Automobile engineers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.
Automobile industry and trade -- United States -- Biography.
Industrialists -- United States -- Biography.
Automobile engineers -- United States -- Biography.
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. (OCoLC)fst00035612
Automobile engineers. (OCoLC)fst00822955
Automobile industry and trade. (OCoLC)fst00822961
Industrialists. (OCoLC)fst00971815
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
ISBN 9781613730904 (hc. ; trade paper)
161373090X (hc. ; trade paper)
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