Ford Pinto Fuel Tanks Contributor(s): Huddleston, Emma (Author) |
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ISBN: 1532190727 ISBN-13: 9781532190728 Publisher: Core Library OUR PRICE: $33.86 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Disasters |
Dewey: 629.2 |
LCCN: 2019942354 |
Series: Engineering Disasters |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.1" W x 9.1" (0.55 lbs) 48 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the 1970s, the Ford Pinto car earned a bad reputation. It sometimes started on fire after rear-end collisions, killing the passengers inside.Ford Pinto Fuel Tanksexamines the scope of the disaster, its causes, and how people can keep a similar disaster from happening again. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. |