When you think of the word engineering the first person who comes to mind should of course be Henry Ford. It might eb be the first person who comes to your mind but he is the first person that comes to mine. This is why I choose to read the book “Let’s Drive, Henry Ford.” Written and illustrated by Peter and Connie Roop. Although this is the first children’s book I have read in many years I really did enjoy the book.
Let’s Drive, Henry Ford is a small chapter book describing the life before and up until Henry Ford became extremely successful. The book has ten chapters all not more than 2 or 3 pages. The book comes off as an autobiography but gives many fun facts throughout the book to keep the young readers attentive. The chapters begin all the way from the birth of Henry Ford. The chapters go on to tell about Henry’s childhood and young adult life. Throughout the book it talks about the hundreds of toys, tools, and machines he had worked on or built. Most of the book describes times where he was just tinkering with toys and tools and came up with an idea to build something that haven’t been built before.
I enjoyed this book because after each section the authors would give little “Did you know” facts at the bottom. As a child I would have enjoyed those a lot because learning something new is always exciting. I was surprised to learn that Henry Ford was not the first man to invent an automobile but he is the man famous for perfecting them. This book talks in detail about how he engineered watches throughout his life, and how at the age of 21 he dedicated the rest of his life to engineering a car. The authors talk about Henry Ford, stating that he will go down in history as one of the greatest engineers that ever lived. And that is why I think of Henry Ford when I hear the word “engineer.”