John Deere, That's Who, by Tracy Nelson Maurer

Who was John Deere?  I bet you've heard his name--or seen it on a passing tractor!  Today's story is John Deere, That's Who!, by Tracy Nelson Maurer.  It is a biography, the true story of this man who changed farming in America in a BIG way.  John Deere was a blacksmith, working with iron and metal to create tools, way back in the 1830's.  He moved out west with the pioneers and invented a steel plow that helped farmers to plant their crops more quickly and feed a growing American population.  The John Deere Company still exists today, making farming equipment and those very familiar green and yellow tractors!

Inventors like John Deere create new objects that help people to accomplish tasks easier and faster.  You can be an inventor too!  Visit PBS Kids' Design Squad website for fun, creative videos, games, and challenges, including the Global Design Challenge.