factories

"In November 1909, thousands of factory workers walked off the job to protest the terrible working conditions in New York City factories. Joining the picket lines was dangerous, with thugs and police officers harassing picketers, but the protests stirred action. Many factory owners finally agreed to some of the workers' demands and improved conditions. But nothing changed for workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, and those workers would pay a high price for the company's dangerous conditions. In 1911, a devastating fire swept through the Triangle factory, killing 146 workers. In the months following the tragedy, the rights of workers finally gained real traction as the state government formed a safety commission and enacted new safety laws"--Provided by publisher.

Panda, Penguin, and Zebra lead a tour of the Color Factory, where only twelve perfect colors are approved, but things go wrong and the reader must help set them right.

Early fluent readers learn how glass is made, from melting sand to pouring molten glass into molds to give it shape.

Told in two voices, Luli and Yun, raised in an orphanage to age sixteen, work together in a factory until Yun, pregnant, disappears and Luli must confront the dangers of the outside world to find her. Includes facts about China's One-Child Policy and its effects.

Readers learn about the causes, main events, key players, and lasting impacts of the Industrial Revolution.

Readers will learn how tea is harvested.

Sugar sweetens some of the tastiest treats, including the cookies you'll find at the Cookie Jar food truck. The story of sugar is a pretty sweet tale.

Oh, no! Nick ran out of salt. How will he continue to make his tasty treats on the Dough Knot? Follow along as Nick discovers how the salt for his pretzels gets from the sea to his food truck.

One Big Mac and a side of fries, please! This title is packed with the history of McDonald?s through narrative nonfiction, informative sidebars, Fun Facts, and more.

"Kilmer Watts makes his living teaching piano lessons, but when automatic pianos arrive in town, he realizes he's out of a job. He spots a Help Wanted sign at the poem factory and decides to investigate--he's always been curious about how poems are made. The foreman explains that machines and assembly lines are used for poetry these days. So Kilmer learns how to operate the 'meter meter' and empty the 'clich? bins.' But one day the machines begin to malfunction..."--Dust jacket.