In the book "Who Was Henry Ford" by Michale Burgan talks about the life of Henry Ford. As a kid, he worked on a farm with his family. He also loved to take apart toys to study them. He would also fix his friends watches which I found interesting. One day when his family was driving down a road he found a farmer who had a self run tractor. He was in love with it and from there he started his own company making cars. He knew how to make a car because he had had many jobs in which he studied mechan...

"To do for the world more than the world does for you -- that is success". Fordgood text and nice illustrations!

This book is a good overview of the life of a Henry Ford, who he was and his accomplishments. I read this to my boys and I also learned a lot. I of course knew what he accomplished and that he was friends with Thomas Edison (I knew that from reading “Who Was Thomas Edison”). But I did not realize some of the controversial things surrounding Ford such as his writing articles about his anti Semitic views in the newspaper he purchased. A very educational read.

The only reason I picked up this book because it had the last name "Ford". My dad has the ford F350 so I wanted to read about how he made the cars and he owned a compey and they make ford cars, Ford make's The model T and the model A and more. He liked to have fun and he agreed on other people's things like his friend was Thomas Edison and they worked as a team ( some times).

Henry Ford was a very mechanically inclined person who knew how to take care of his employees and business. He began as a young boy understanding the mechanics of watches and grew to an adult who is best known for the Model T automobile. He was also a collector of items. This book informs the reader of his many accomplishments, some failures and the life of this famous man.

I bought this book when I went to The Henry Ford Museum so I could add it to my Who Was collection. I usually don’t read these books because they’re written for children, but I became so interested in Henry Ford through my experience that I figured I’d read this one.It was nice that the information in the book matched the information I was told by tour guides at the museum. It gave me a sense of validity; that everything I was told wasn’t just made up stories to hook you into the museum.Although...

105 pages. Great biography on a man who was great with building cars and fixing watches. I learned a lot about this inventor and his times. It includes information on Thomas Edison, the First Race, Ford’s Competitors, Car Culture, as well as sketches and maps. These were helpful as a reader in understanding the events and times in which he lived. Highly recommended for Grades 4-5.

I recently finished the book Who was Henry Ford by Michael Burgan. This book was all about Henry Ford and how he decided to run his automobile business. He was a nice man with a wife and a son. He was not very nice to his son, he believed that he should not grow up and own his business. He didn't believe his son would ever be ready for that. Ford created the Model A and the Model T. Both very qualified cars. Personally, I liked the Model T because it looked the most like the cars we use today. T...

Not sure about that conclusion that he made the world a better place to live.Sure, he made cars easily available to the average person, raised wages from $2.50 to $5.00 an hour, boosted the economy by indirectly creating all businesses associated with driving, made long-distance travel possible for common people and produced engines for the Allies.Still, he was no hero. He was against labor unions, ranted against Jews (though he issued an apology), treated his son and grandson poorly, added to g...

3,5 stars. Learning English with children's books Project. It was an okay reading. Henry Ford was a visionary and a pioneer in car manufacturing, but because it is a children's book, the text avoids report controversial subjects thoroughly, as Ford's anti-Semitism.

Very good novel on describing Henry Ford's life and how he made the first cheapest car ever in the USA the Model T which there are not very many model T's around I think there is like 50 model T's in the whole world today

This book is about Henry ford and his life as a great inventor. Henry ford was born July 30, 1864. Since he was little he was curious about how stuffed worked. When he was about 7 one of his dads workers took apart a clock and since that moment he wanted to learn how clocks worked. When he was 13 his dad took him to Detroit to see a self powered engeine. Which convenced him of becoming an inventor and mechanic.Then in 1889 he went to Detroit to go fix a gas powered engine. He got the idea to bui...

In Who was Henry Ford, I observed that Henry Ford was a determined person because he never quit on inventing his dream car. The book stated, “Many wise people explained... [that the car, a horseless carriage] could never be more than a toy.” A lot of people were doubting that Henry's horseless carriage is useful, but he never stopped on inventing models on his dream car. Throughout the book, Family support was also a major key that lead Henry Ford to success. Clara, Henry's wife, participated in...

Henry Ford was one of the interesting man that was good at creating machines.He created all sorts of vehcials in the 1800's and the 1900's. he was good at fixing anything that ran.He became famous when he sold all his cars and was very happy.This is why he was interesting.

I loved learning facts about Henry Ford. One cool fact was how he experimented with different vegetables to see if he could use them in the auto industry. He wanted to help farmers in new and creative ways. Ford chemists used soybeans to make paint and plastic .Ford wrote during the height of his fame. The value of people and ideas is that of their Ability to make the world a better place in which to live.Great read for a student needing facts for school, etc. Love these books !

December Book Review, Who Was Henry Ford, Michael BurganIn the book Who Was Henry Ford, it talked about how Henry Ford had made an impact in America by becoming the most successful car manufacturer in the United States. Ever since Henry was a little boy he was fascinated in machines. He had always loved going with his dad to Detroit for work on a steam engine train. One time when he went to Detroit with his dad he saw a farmer driving a self driving steam engine on wheels. They got off the train...

I always buy these books when we travel as a family and read them out loud. In this case, we were visiting Greenfield Village and The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation-- You learn a lot at those places, but these books are great at telling us more personal history of their subjects. And we always like how much more we know than what the locations we visit tell us. :)Yes, the reading level is geared towards younger children-- but the content is for all! My kids are teenagers-- these are qu...

"Who Was Henry Ford?" by Micheal Burgan is a biography about the famous car maker Henry Ford. It describes how Ford revolutionized the car forever.I liked the book because I am interested in cars. It was interesting reading about the guy how started it all. Once I started reading I couldn't stop.I would reccomend this book to 5th to 8th graders. If you are interested in cars then you will like this book. If you enjoy other "Who Was?" books you will like this one too.

I liked it because he was an inventor and he built a lot of factories all over the US. He sold all of his cars around the world.