Bertha Takes a Drive: How the Benz Automobile Changed the World

In this nonfiction joyride, Bertha Benz and her sons drive across Germany in the world's first automobile.

It's 1888 and Bertha Benz's husband, Karl, has invented the prototype Benz motorwagen. But the German government declares the vehicle illegal, and the church calls it the devil's work. Unbeknownst to her husband, Bertha steals away with her two sons and drives nearly one hundred miles to prove just how amazing the motorwagen is. Bertha's mechanical savvy gets the boys to Grandma's house safely, and the remarkable mother/son road trip reduces global concern about moving vehicles.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 10/03/2017
ISBN: 9781580896962
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.60h x 10.60w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2017
School Library Journal 09/01/2017
Booklist 10/15/2017 pg. 38
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 192971 / Bertha Takes a Drive: How the Benz Automobile Changed the World
Reading Level: 3.8 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5