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

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2016]Description: xi, 128 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781613730904
  • 161373090X
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
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.
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.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography Ford, H. R375 Available 33111008151686
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Ford, H. R375 Available 33111008379907
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Henry Ford for Kids provides an in-depth portrait of the man who "put America on wheels." You'll learn about Ford's childhood on a Michigan farm, where the budding engineer loved to take apart and reassamble everything from toys to watches to machinery; about his revolutionary labor ideas, including paying higher wages and hiring women and the disabled at a time when many companies would not; about his fervent opposition to war and the lasting impact of his widespread philanthropy. But you'll also learn that this automotive giant was a flawed individual whose controversial views and heavy-handed management style alienated many, yet whose engineering genius and impact on the world are undeniable.



Packed with historic photos and illuminating sidebars, the book brings the turn of the 20th century to life. Twenty-one hands-on activities encourage young innovators to apply engineering and production ideas and learn more about the era. Kids will build a lemon-powered battery; form an assembly line; learn to "read" simple industrial drawings; design an automobile dashboard; learn to dance the waltz; and much more.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-121) and index.

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.

Ages 9+

Grades 4-6.

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.

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