Eat My Dust! Henry Ford's First Race (Step into Reading) - Softcover

Kulling, Monica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375815104 ISBN 13: 9780375815102

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2004

Synopsis

It’s 1901 and Henry Ford wants to build a car that everyone can own. But first he needs the money to produce it. How will he get it? He enters a car race, of course! Readers will love this fast-paced, fact-based story!

About this title

About the Author:

Monica Kulling is an award-winning author of over fifty books for children, including picture books, biographies, and many Step Into Reading titles, the most recent being Sky High: George Ferris's Big Wheel. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

From Booklist:

Gr. 1-2. Readers get a taste of history plus plenty of action in this lively entry in the Step into Reading series, which will have great appeal for boys. Color artwork, full of exaggeration, movement, and comical detail, catches the fun and excitement of Ford's history-making auto-race defeat of Alexander Winton, which brought in enough cash to allow Ford to start his famous company. The story has no chapter breaks to give newer readers a breather, but the type is large and well spaced, and the action is so involving, especially after the race starts, that kids won't want to stop reading until Ford crosses the finish line. A brief author's note fills in a bit more of the history. Stephanie Zvirin
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About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0375815104
• ISBN 13: 9780375815102
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Walz Richard