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

by Monica Kulling (Author), Richard Walz (Illustrator) "Henry Ford liked to drive..." (more)

Editorial Reviews

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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
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description
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!

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (March 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375815104
• ISBN-13: 978-0375815102
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #57,152 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars History for kids!, February 6, 2007

By	Carolyn B. Gatliff - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Keeping interesting reading for a beginning reader is always a challenge. Henry Ford's First Race was a winner, especially with our six year old son. The cover is now curled from repeated reading.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Basically informative book, September 29, 2008

By	Michelle Kloss "mom & art historian" (Ellicott City, MD) - See all my reviews

My six-year-old asked about how cars were invented, and we purchased this "easy reader" as an introduction. My six-year-old and four-year-old sons like the story. At the conclusion of the (abbreviated and simplified) account of Henry Ford and the Model T, there is an historic photo of Henry Ford which is pretty neat.