John Deere by Hall, Margaret
	List Price:   $6.50 Unit Price:   $5.20 You Save:   $1.30 (20%) ISBN-10:   1403453357 ISBN-13:   9781403453358 Publisher:   Heinemann Library Category:   Biographies, Agriculture Pub. Date:   February 2004 Pages:   32 Format:   Trade Paper 2
Subjects
INVENTORS INVENTORS_JUVENILE LITERATURE DEERE, JOHN, 1804-1886 TRACTORS
Description/Notes
Introduces the life of John Deere, including his childhood on a Vermont farm, his work as a tanner and blacksmith apprentice, and his invention of a new, more efficient type of plow that eventually led to his founding a company and opening his own factory. Learn all about some of the world's most inspirational people through artwork and photos. Each of these biographies is supported by primary source material--advertisements, family photographs, school certificates--designed to encourage young readers to take on their own investigations.