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"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 ... Author Peggy Thomas and illustrator Edwin Fotheringham explore this American icon's little-known quest"--Publisher marketing.
About the author
Peggy Thomas is the author of multiple picture books, including award-winning Calkins Creek titles
Thomas Jefferson Grows a Nation,
Farmer George Plants a Nation,
and
For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson. She is also the co-author of
Anatomy of Nonfiction, the only writing guide for children's nonfiction.
Edwin Fotheringham is the illustrator of many picture book biographies, including
Blue Grass Boy: The Story of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass Music;
A Home for Mr. Emerson;
and
Those Rebels, John & Tom. He is also the illustrator of the Tony Baloney series by Pam Muñoz Ryan. Visit edfotheringham.com.
Summary
Explore Henry Ford's little known quest to incorporate soybeans into his cars and every part of his life.
