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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This gloriously illustrated picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved toys. A perfect fit among favorites like The Day the Crayons Quit and Balloons Over Broadway"--
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Reveals how the Scottish immigrant arrived in the United States at the height of the Industrial Revolution, made his fortune in by investing in the railroads before using his wealth to fund over 2,500 public libraries around the world.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Henry Ford made cars, but this story isn't just about his cars. It's about one car...and a lot 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...
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Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Henry Ford, a complex man who devoted his life to making automobiles so that the common man could own one. He employed minorities, the disabled and others deemed unemployable and provided a safe and clean work environment. He helped to provided education and other help for the less fortunate. He was the common man's friend. This same man also launched one of the bitterest campaigns against the Jews in American history, used labor spies and winked...
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