书名：Who Was Henry Ford ?谁是亨利福特

读物对象：8-12岁
作者：Michael Burgan
出版社名称：Grosset & Dunlap
出版时间：2014
语种：英语
ISBN：9780448479576
商品尺寸：13.5 x 19.1 x 1.1cm
包装：平装
页数：112（以实物为准）

Who Was系列是国际十大童书出版社Grosset & Dunlap出版的人物传记类桥梁书，主要介绍从古至今世界各行各业的名人励志故事，对有一定英语基础的孩子开拓眼界或提高英语水平都有帮助。这系列图书为英文版，适合8-12岁的儿童自主阅读。

推荐理由：

1.以纪实写法为主，辅以故事色彩，注重史实与生平小事的结合，读起来并不枯燥；

2.内容丰富，其中涉及的人物包括科技巨人、政治伟人、功夫演员、传奇画家等；

3.分章节，用词简单，孩子容易理解，很适合做英文桥梁书；

4.字体较大，配插图，图文比例合适。

Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun, engaging way that clearly explores the world he lived in and changed.

亨利·福特出生在密歇根州农村的一个小农场，出身卑微，但他的雄心壮志却无法与之相比。福特迅速建立了一个制造王朝，为大众提供了买得起的汽车，并永远地改变了美国和美国的工作场所。亨利·福特是谁?在这本书中，详细介绍了他的迅速崛起，并解释了天才背后的装配线和T型车塑造了现代美国工业。

Who Was Henry Ford? details his meteoric rise, and explains how the genius behind the assembly line and the Model T shaped modern American industry.

Michael Burganhas written more than two dozen biographies for young readers. His Breaker Boys, about photographer Lewis Hine and his depiction of child labor, was named one of SLJ's 20 Outstanding Nonfiction Books of 2013.