Description: Henry Ford by Carla Gajewskey
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Henry Ford
by
Carla Gajewskey-
Setting
- Michigan and Detroit
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Characters
- Henry Ford
- Thomas Edison
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Summary
- Henry Ford was born on a farm in Michigan and didn't like farm work.
- He was good at building things and dreamed of moving to the city.
- At 16, he moved to Detroit and found a job as a machinist.
- He tinkered with gasoline engines as a hobby and later worked with Thomas Edison to make gas cars.
- He started the Ford Motor Company.
- He is most famous for the assembly line which helped him make more cars.
- His company grew rapidly and his cars are loved by many today.
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Moral of the story
- Hard work, determination, and creativity can lead to great success.
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Vocabulary
- 1. Machinist - A person who uses tools and machines to make parts out of metal or wood.
- 2. Tinkered - To work on something in a casual or experimental way.
- 3. Gasoline engine - An engine that runs on gasoline.
- 4. Assembly line - A method of production in which a product is put together as it moves along a conveyor belt.
- 5. Rapidly - At a fast pace.
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