Full of Beans,
​Henry Ford Grows a Car


* American Farm Bureau 2020 Book of the Year 
* ALA - Best STEM Books

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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.
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Read more about Henry on the Nonfiction Minute

Reviews: 

"A detailed, bean-filled look at an auto tycoon’s lesser-known passion." Ages 7–10. (Oct.) Publishers Weekly
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"Thomas presents the facts as if in direct conversation with readers, with clear and accessible explanations." -- Kirkus 6/23/19

"Read Full of Beans to be charmed, read it to discover how men of vision imagine what others can't see, read it to see how life interrupts the inventive process and that ultimately, it prevails."  Vicki Cobb's Blog 7/15/19