Let's Drive, Henry Ford!

by Peter Roop

children's book

Genres: Nonfiction

65 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Peter Roop is an award-winning author and educator who has written over one hundred children’s books including biographies, novels, humor, picture books, and science books. Seven of his books are Reading Rainbow books, including the Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie. In 2013, the Wisconsin Library Association recognized Peter and his wife, Connie Roop, as Notable Wisconsin Authors for their body of work, and Peter has been named a Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year. The Roops live in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Reviews

[Leslie Putnam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Let’s Drive, Henry Ford! is a scholastic chapter book biography for about grade 3. In this book, it unravels Henry Ford's life before he made history. The reader walks through Henry’s life experiences in chronological events: Henry's birth, his growing up on the farm and experiments Henry creates and his young adult years in Detroit when he invents the first motor car! This book organizes itself with Table of Contents listing 10 chapters. In the classroom, I would use this book as a great example for reading and writing biographies.

[Robin Hunt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book. Never knew Henry originally hoped to manufacture watches. Parts of it were a little to detailed to keep some of my 1st graders interested. Overall a great nonfiction read aloud. Would be just right for 2nd-6th grade.

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History is great to learn!

[Nayeli · Rating 2 out of 5]

Let's drive Henry Ford is an amazing biogarphy book

[Kari · Rating 4 out of 5]

just read this aloud to my 2nd grader and 4th grader and neither wanted it to end. always a good sign.

[Seth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Henry built the first cars! Henry was in car races! Henry won a race! Henry had a work bench! Henry made race cars!

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read to my third graders during our inventors unit.