Description
Join Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs on their pioneering camping trips during the early 1900s in this energetic and entertaining nonfiction picture-book adventure.
After years of inventing things that other people needed, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford realized there was something they neededa vacation! So, the famous inventors packed up Fords Model T and invited their good friends Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs to join them as the Four Vagabonds hit Americas back roads to enjoy the countrys natural beauty, fireside chats, and frolicking fun with friendsall while inspiring future generations to invent camping adventures of their own.
Buckle yourself in as Claudia Friddell and Jeremy Holmes take you on a fun, creative, and certainly unique road trip with Americas most famous vagabondsThomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs. The colorful and spirited illustrations, the stories of the Vagabonds bivouacking travels and campsite escapades, and the well-researched bibliography makes Road Trip! a great addition to any childs library! Matt Andres, curatorial registrar, Edison and Ford Winter Estates
Author: Claudia Friddell
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 10/11/2022
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.50h x 9.60w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781684372720
Language: English
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