{"product_id":"the-inventors-secret-what-thomas-edison-told-henry-ford-hardcover","title":"The Inventor's Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Slade\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Black Reinhardt\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth Thomas Edison and Henry Ford started off as insatiably curious tinkerers. That curiosity led them to become inventors--with very different results. As Edison invented hit after commercial hit, gaining fame and fortune, Henry struggled to make a single invention (an affordable car) work. Witnessing Thomas's glorious career from afar, a frustrated Henry wondered about the secret to his success. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis little-known story is a fresh, kid-friendly way to show how Thomas Edison and Henry Ford grew up to be the most famous inventors in the world--and best friends, too.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Slade\u003c\/b\u003e loves finding out how things work. A former mechanical engineer, she once worked on Delta IV rockets and automotive brake systems. Now a full-time author, she has written more than one hundred children's books, including \u003ci\u003eFriends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony \u0026amp; Frederick Douglass \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe House That George Built\u003c\/i\u003e. Suzanne lives near Chicago, where she writes from home on her favorite invention--a laptop computer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Black Reinhardt\u003c\/b\u003e is fascinated by the stories behind old objects. While researching this book, she studied the Victorian clothing and furnishings in her collection of antique photographs--and fell in love with fancy borders. Jennifer is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eRabbi Benjamin's Buttons\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of a South Pole Pig\u003c\/i\u003e (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). She could not have illustrated this book without the invention of the lightbulb.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10.1 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inventor's Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771336556832,"sku":"9781580896672","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/72e16dc3a0bd8a003c85d76ca279858e.webp?v=1780384991","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-inventors-secret-what-thomas-edison-told-henry-ford-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}