Time For Kids: Henry Ford

by Dina El Nabli

As a young boy, Henry Ford was fascinated by technology and how objects worked. His childhood interests led him to leave the Ford family farm in Michigan in search of a career with machinery, and the rest is automotive and economic history. TIME For Kids® Biographies help make a connection between the lives of past heroes and the events of today. Henry Ford made cars affordable, turning them into the primary means of travel for Americans. His innovations, including the assembly line, are still benefiting us today.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published April 29, 2008

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
Henry Ford was an interesting man. Part of the Time for Kids Biographies, a good series for introducing young students to biographies and for learning about historical figures. Much to learn and know about this famous Michigander, and not all of it is positive. Ford's legacy includes building the first affordable car for the masses, the assembly line, Greenfield Village and much more. His foundation gave the money to create Sesame Street and support PBS. Once again, I learned new things! And I'm curious to know more! (No sources mentioned.)

[David Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provided a lot of information about how Henry Ford's life was before he started to make cars and how his company changed over time. This book showed some of his famous inventions and how efficient his company was. This shows how the cars that the company makes would change overtime and how he changed the world with his new ideas.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Accessible information about Ford with some surprising information that would be great for characterization lessons.

[Kris · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gives a lot of good facts about Henry Ford and how he changed our world by building cars and helping the economy.