Roy makes a car: Based on a story collected by Zora Neale Hurston
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Title
Roy makes a car: Based on a story collected by Zora Neale Hurston
Description
Roy Tyle is known around town as the best mechanic in Florida. Roy makes it his mission to create a car that will be accident proof. No one in the town believes him, but Roy proves them wrong time and time again. Roy's creativity and perseverance leads to the making of the best cars in the area.
Author
Lyons, Mary
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
Illustrator
Widener, Terry
ISBN
0-689-84640-1
City of Publication
New York
Year of Publication
2005
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Bianca Guynn, 2010
Tags
accomplishment, african american, ambition, author's note, car, careers, competition, creativity, feelings, folktale, goal setting, god, hobby, loneliness, luck, machines, money, multicultural, neighbors, persistence, prejudice, safety, self confidence, self esteem, skills, storytelling, tools, transportation
Citation
Lyons, Mary, “Roy makes a car: Based on a story collected by Zora Neale Hurston,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed April 2, 2025, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/11248.