The story of car engineer Soichiro Honda / by Mark Weston ; with illustrations by Katie Yamasaki ; additional material by Pam Watts
- Author:
- Weston, Mark, 1953-
- Published:
- New York : Lee & Low Books, Inc., [2018]
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Physical Description:
- 64 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Yamasaki, Katie and Watts, Pam
- Contents:
- The boy who dreamed of cars -- Development of the automobile -- Expert repairman -- Race car culture in Japan -- The Honda Motor Company -- Japan in World War II -- Henry Ford and the assembly line -- A new market -- Air-cooled vs. water-cooled engines -- The energy crisis and the Clean Air Act -- Honda's legacy.
- Summary:
- This is the story of a boy who loved cars. This the story of a repairman who became a car-racing champion. This the story of an engineer who demanded the best. This is the story of a businessman who changed the car industry. This is the story of Soichiro Honda.
- Subject(s):
- Honda, Sōichirō, 1906-1991—Juvenile literature
- Honda, Sōichirō, 1906-1991
- Honda Giken Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha—Juvenile literature
- Honda Giken Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha
- Automobile industry executives—Biography—Juvenile literature
- Automobile engineers—Biography—Juvenile literature
- Automobile engineers
- Automobile industry executives
- ISBN:
- 9781620147900 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1620147904 - Reading Grade:
- 4-6.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
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