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Who Was Henry Ford?

Who Was Henry Ford?

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  • Author：Michael Burgan
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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。

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Karen ，

An excellent look at the development of the automotive industry in America。 In the days of climate change one can only regret the replacement of the original electric auto with the gasoline engine。 One has to admire the vision and drive of Henry Ford。

Caroline ，

It was a good book！

Erin Becker ，

Two stars might be a little harsh， but I'm super disappointed by the discussion of Ford's antisemitism。 Weak。 Two stars might be a little harsh， but I'm super disappointed by the discussion of Ford's antisemitism。 Weak。 。。。more

Sean ，

this book gave me lots of information and it wasn't boring。 this book gave me lots of information and it wasn't boring。 。。。more

Jen Unsell ，

I really love this series on famous people。 I've been reading them before I give them to my son to read。 They contain a lot of information about the person in a short and easy to read format。 I really love this series on famous people。 I've been reading them before I give them to my son to read。 They contain a lot of information about the person in a short and easy to read format。 。。。more

Dan ，

Henry Ford was a very mechanically inclined person who knew how to take care of his employees and business。 He began as a young boy understanding the mechanics of watches and grew to an adult who is best known for the Model T automobile。 He was also a collector of items。 This book informs the reader of his many accomplishments， some failures and the life of this famous man。

Nada ，

I like this book so much I read it in an hour

K。T。H。 ，

I think it was a good book that informed you about Ford’s life and experiences。Overall a good book that I recommend for young readers from grades 2 to 4。

Whitney Boatright ，

I loved learning facts about Henry Ford。 One cool fact was how he experimented with different vegetables to see if he could use them in the auto industry。 He wanted to help farmers in new and creative ways。 Ford chemists used soybeans to make paint and plastic 。Ford wrote during the height of his fame。 The value of people and ideas is that of their Ability to make the world a better place in which to live。Great read for a student needing facts for school， etc。 Love these books ！

Jenny T ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ford was admirable for being an efficient， hardworking， businessman who made cars both affordable and attainable。 On the other hand， he was selfish， racist （he despised Jews）， anti-union， and didn't even want his grandson， Henry II， to take over the Ford business in Henry I's old age。 He wasn't good to his son， Edsel， and he had a self-contained plantation that turned out almost all his needs for his model Ts and As （it seems he didn't want to outsource anything）。 He was born during the Civil Wa Ford was admirable for being an efficient， hardworking， businessman who made cars both affordable and attainable。 On the other hand， he was selfish， racist （he despised Jews）， anti-union， and didn't even want his grandson， Henry II， to take over the Ford business in Henry I's old age。 He wasn't good to his son， Edsel， and he had a self-contained plantation that turned out almost all his needs for his model Ts and As （it seems he didn't want to outsource anything）。 He was born during the Civil War and died in 1947 a famous inventor。 He paid his employees five dollars per day， at first， for wages， but then fired many and despised banks and monopolies （even though his business kind of was one）。 。。。more

Jenisha Stanley ，

5 min book reviewhttps://www。youtube。com/watch？v=t0dUC。。。 5 min book reviewhttps://www。youtube。com/watch？v=t0dUC。。。 。。。more

Ahmed ，

This book was cool so i recommend reading it

Felipe Alfaro ，

Not sure about that conclusion that he made the world a better place to live。Sure， he made cars easily available to the average person， raised wages from $2。50 to $5。00 an hour， boosted the economy by indirectly creating all businesses associated with driving， made long-distance travel possible for common people and produced engines for the Allies。Still， he was no hero。 He was against labor unions， ranted against Jews （though he issued an apology）， treated his son and grandson poorly， added to g Not sure about that conclusion that he made the world a better place to live。Sure， he made cars easily available to the average person， raised wages from $2。50 to $5。00 an hour， boosted the economy by indirectly creating all businesses associated with driving， made long-distance travel possible for common people and produced engines for the Allies。Still， he was no hero。 He was against labor unions， ranted against Jews （though he issued an apology）， treated his son and grandson poorly， added to global air pollution， outsourced American jobs and hired a security force to physically beat down his workers。 Then， although it’s not necessarily his fault or intention， think of all the lives lost in high-speed collisions from his powerful engine and all the people bombed and shot by soldiers transported by his engines。 I digress though， as many of those people killed were Nazis and imperialist fascist Japanese。 That is certainly not a bad thing。 On the flip side， many were innocent women and children。 Again， not necessarily his fault， but did it make the world a better place？ I’m not sure that “making the world a better place” is the best conclusion。 There should be more balance in the conclusion the author drew。 。。。more

North Landesman ，

"He was a nice guy， except for how he treated his son， and he was mean to Jews。" "He was a nice guy， except for how he treated his son， and he was mean to Jews。" 。。。more

Sam ，

This book was pretty good it tells about all the cars his company made and the book also tells how Henry changed the world with his cars。

Janete Fabricio on hiatus ，

3，5 stars。 Learning English with children's books Project。 It was an okay reading。 Henry Ford was a visionary and a pioneer in car manufacturing， but because it is a children's book， the text avoids report controversial subjects thoroughly， as Ford's anti-Semitism。 3，5 stars。 Learning English with children's books Project。 It was an okay reading。 Henry Ford was a visionary and a pioneer in car manufacturing， but because it is a children's book， the text avoids report controversial subjects thoroughly， as Ford's anti-Semitism。 。。。more

Grace Sun ，

In Who was Henry Ford， I observed that Henry Ford was a determined person because he never quit on inventing his dream car。 The book stated， “Many wise people explained。。。 [that the car， a horseless carriage] could never be more than a toy。” A lot of people were doubting that Henry's horseless carriage is useful， but he never stopped on inventing models on his dream car。 Throughout the book， Family support was also a major key that lead Henry Ford to success。 Clara， Henry's wife， participated in In Who was Henry Ford， I observed that Henry Ford was a determined person because he never quit on inventing his dream car。 The book stated， “Many wise people explained。。。 [that the car， a horseless carriage] could never be more than a toy。” A lot of people were doubting that Henry's horseless carriage is useful， but he never stopped on inventing models on his dream car。 Throughout the book， Family support was also a major key that lead Henry Ford to success。 Clara， Henry's wife， participated in Henry's invention process。 On page 22， the book said， "It took two people to run and required electricity。。。Clara willingly helped。" Clara was different from other wifes because she doesn't keep on telling her husband to come back and take care of her。 On page 36， the book stated， "Clara kept a dairy noting how little she saw of her husband。。。But as always， she knew how important Ford's work was to him。" The road to Henry Ford's success included determination and family support。 。。。more

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Yvonne ，

Very general overview of Henry Fords life and the Ford Motor Company。

Mrs。 M ，

I bought this book when I went to The Henry Ford Museum so I could add it to my Who Was collection。 I usually don’t read these books because they’re written for children， but I became so interested in Henry Ford through my experience that I figured I’d read this one。It was nice that the information in the book matched the information I was told by tour guides at the museum。 It gave me a sense of validity; that everything I was told wasn’t just made up stories to hook you into the museum。Although I bought this book when I went to The Henry Ford Museum so I could add it to my Who Was collection。 I usually don’t read these books because they’re written for children， but I became so interested in Henry Ford through my experience that I figured I’d read this one。It was nice that the information in the book matched the information I was told by tour guides at the museum。 It gave me a sense of validity; that everything I was told wasn’t just made up stories to hook you into the museum。Although I enjoyed the quick read， I feel that， because it was written for a young audience， it wasn’t written very well; there are several errors。 。。。more

Karen ，

I always buy these books when we travel as a family and read them out loud。 In this case， we were visiting Greenfield Village and The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation-- You learn a lot at those places， but these books are great at telling us more personal history of their subjects。 And we always like how much more we know than what the locations we visit tell us。 :）Yes， the reading level is geared towards younger children-- but the content is for all！ My kids are teenagers-- these are qu I always buy these books when we travel as a family and read them out loud。 In this case， we were visiting Greenfield Village and The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation-- You learn a lot at those places， but these books are great at telling us more personal history of their subjects。 And we always like how much more we know than what the locations we visit tell us。 :）Yes， the reading level is geared towards younger children-- but the content is for all！ My kids are teenagers-- these are quick read， information packed books that take 30 minutes to read！ 。。。more

Hucklebuckle ，

This book is about the life and death of Henry Ford。 Ford was always fascinated by watches and would take them apart in his spare time。 Later， he experimented with cars and built one of his own。 Ford started the company Ford and was the first person to introduce assembly lines into the business manufacturing cars。 Many years later， Henry died。

AMY ，

105 pages。 Great biography on a man who was great with building cars and fixing watches。 I learned a lot about this inventor and his times。 It includes information on Thomas Edison， the First Race， Ford’s Competitors， Car Culture， as well as sketches and maps。 These were helpful as a reader in understanding the events and times in which he lived。 Highly recommended for Grades 4-5。

Buna Karanezi ，

Choice Book #2 Quarter 3 Who was Henry Ford Who was Henry Ford a nonfiction book written by Michael Burgan that takes place in the life of Henry Ford。 Henry Ford the main character was the famous person that created the most famous car ever and his company is still rising to this day。 The character never really struggle with him except that Henry Ford struggles with making the perfect car。 This book follows the life of Henry Ford and how his company is now a multi million dollar company。 I think Choice Book #2 Quarter 3 Who was Henry Ford Who was Henry Ford a nonfiction book written by Michael Burgan that takes place in the life of Henry Ford。 Henry Ford the main character was the famous person that created the most famous car ever and his company is still rising to this day。 The character never really struggle with him except that Henry Ford struggles with making the perfect car。 This book follows the life of Henry Ford and how his company is now a multi million dollar company。 I think the theme of the book was probably I enjoyed this book because I have read a lot of the who was， is， were is books so every time I read one of them I enjoy them。 I think that my favorite part of the book was when Henry made a really good car。 。。。more

Hamid Reza Mohammadi ，

"To do for the world more than the world does for you -- that is success"。 Fordgood text and nice illustrations！ "To do for the world more than the world does for you -- that is success"。 Fordgood text and nice illustrations！ 。。。more

Lexie ，

This book is a nice easy non-fiction book to read。 It talked about all of his inventions and how he grew up。

Stacy ，

This book is a good overview of the life of a Henry Ford， who he was and his accomplishments。 I read this to my boys and I also learned a lot。 I of course knew what he accomplished and that he was friends with Thomas Edison （I knew that from reading “Who Was Thomas Edison”）。 But I did not realize some of the controversial things surrounding Ford such as his writing articles about his anti Semitic views in the newspaper he purchased。 A very educational read。

Laura ，

Great basic info about his life

M ，

Quite a life。 I appreciated the well-rounded telling that included both positive and negative aspects of his life。 As I read this series about the influential and famous， I'm struck by how many of them sacrificed relationships with spouse and/or children to pursue their ambitions。 Quite a life。 I appreciated the well-rounded telling that included both positive and negative aspects of his life。 As I read this series about the influential and famous， I'm struck by how many of them sacrificed relationships with spouse and/or children to pursue their ambitions。 。。。more

Roxanna ，

This book is about Henry ford and his life as a great inventor。 Henry ford was born July 30， 1864。 Since he was little he was curious about how stuffed worked。 When he was about 7 one of his dads workers took apart a clock and since that moment he wanted to learn how clocks worked。 When he was 13 his dad took him to Detroit to see a self powered engeine。 Which convenced him of becoming an inventor and mechanic。Then in 1889 he went to Detroit to go fix a gas powered engine。 He got the idea to bui This book is about Henry ford and his life as a great inventor。 Henry ford was born July 30， 1864。 Since he was little he was curious about how stuffed worked。 When he was about 7 one of his dads workers took apart a clock and since that moment he wanted to learn how clocks worked。 When he was 13 his dad took him to Detroit to see a self powered engeine。 Which convenced him of becoming an inventor and mechanic。Then in 1889 he went to Detroit to go fix a gas powered engine。 He got the idea to built a powered gas car。 Then in June 4， 1896 he was ready to test the first engine。 But after Henerys acomplishments he died 1941 of a strock。I think this is a good book because it tells you what happened during his life and how step by step。 I think that any outthere thats looking for a good book to read this book is perfect to read。 。。。more

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