An NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
ILA Children's and Young Adult's Book Award--Intermediate Nonfiction
2014 VOYA Non-Fiction Honor List
The Industrial Revolution for Kids introduces a time of monumental
change in a "revolutionary" way. Learn about the new technologies and
new forms of communication and transportation that impacted American
life--through the people who invented them and the people who built,
operated, and used them. In addition to wealthy industrialists such as
John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie and ingenious inventors such as
Eli Whitney and Alexander Graham Bell, you'll learn about everyday
workers, activists, and kids. The late 19th and early 20th centuries
come to life through the eyes of hardworking Chinese immigrants who
built the Transcontinental Railroad; activist Isaac Myers, an African
American ship caulker who became a successful businessman and labor
union organizer; toiling housewife Hannah Montague, who revolutionized
the clothing industry with her popular detachable collars and cuffs; and
many others who help tell the human stories of the Industrial
Revolution. Twenty-one hands-on activities invite young history buffs to
experience life and understand the changing technologies of this
important era.