Full of Beans: Henry Ford Grows a Car
Full of Beans: Henry Ford Grows a Car
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Full of Beans: Henry Ford Grows a Car

Written by Peggy Thomas & illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
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7 - 10
Reading age
48
Page count
28
Words per page
930L
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Oct 15, 2019
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Famous car-maker and businessman Henry Ford loved beans. And he showed great innovation with his determination to build his most inventive car–one completely made of soybeans. 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. Award-winning author Peggy Thomas and illustrator Edwin Fotheringham explore this American icon’s little-known quest.

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Americahistorytechnologytransportationinventionsexperimentsscience and naturecars and trucksscience and technologyagriculture1940s1930's

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781629796390
    Publication Date
    October 15, 2019
    Publisher
    Calkins Creek Books
    Page Count
    48
    Words Per Page
    28
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    7 - 10 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2018944555
    Lexile® Level
    930L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~V
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    510506
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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