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Blast of Iron: How Bessemer Made Steel
Blast of Iron: How Bessemer Made Steel is a narrated read-aloud picture book at guided-reading Level I for ages 7–9, 16 pages long and about 4 minutes to read aloud. Every word highlights as it's read, so a growing reader can follow along.
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Page 1Steel is in bridges, trains, forks, and tall buildings. It is strong, but long ago it was costly. One man found a fast way to make it.
Page 2Long ago, iron came from hot, roaring furnaces. Iron was strong, but it could crack and snap. Melting out its weak parts took a very long time.
Page 3Workers stirred pots of iron for many hours. Making one batch of steel took a whole day. There was never enough steel for everyone who needed it.
