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John Deere, That's Who!
Author: Tracy Nelson Maurer; illustrated by Tim Zeltner
John Deere, That's Who!
$19.99
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Back in the 1830s, who was a young blacksmith from Vermont, about to make his mark on American history? John Deere, that’s who!
Who moved to Illinois, where farmers were struggling to plow through the thick, rich soil they called gumbo? Who tinkered and tweaked and tested until he invented a steel plow that sliced into the prairie easy as you please?
Long before the first tractor, who changed farming forever? John Deere, that’s who!
Beautiful illustrations—including spectacular landscapes—reflect the time period and bring John Deere's remarkable story to life.
Imprint Publisher
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
ISBN
9781627791298
In The News
A NSTA Best STEM Book of the Year
A NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Missourian Summer Reading Selection
Frances and Kermit Rudolf Nonfiction Scholarship Award Winner
Indiana Farm Bureau 2018 Book of the Year
Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee
2018 Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom Book of the Year
"The text is smoothly conversational and.... The illustrations are gorgeous." —Kirkus
"A solid selection to demonstrate the creative thinking and problem-solving skills needed for design or maker learning." —School Library Journal
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John Deere, That's Who!