What happens when you mix Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, John Burroughs, and a camping trip??? The historic road trip of a lifetime! This colorful picture book follows the true story of these four adventurers as they embark on a series of camping trips around the U.S. What will they see and who will they invite next?
The story is easy to follow and the illustrations are whimsical and inviting. While the picture book was cute, my favorite part of Road Trip was the additional information at the end. I love books that introduce the topic for younger children, but provide resources for older children to discover and research more. Road Trip includes two pages of background information about this unlikely friendship and their adventures, two pages of original photographs with captions, a selected bibliography, a list of sources for further study, and more! This book would make a great introduction to unit studies about U.S. geography or any of these men and their place in history.
*Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
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