“Machines are to a mechanic what books are to an author”

-Henry Ford

Good Morning,

Welcome to the April 2025 newsletter by MAKE Publishing! The quote from Henry Ford’s book My Life And Work highlights the theme of this months’ newsletter; machines. Our mission at MAKE is to educate, inspire, and equip the next generation to win in manufacturing. This month we intend to do this by exploring the machines all around us through our pillars; Read, Build, and Experience. We are honored to have your family onboard, let’s dive in!

Read

This isn’t just the first page of our first book, Blake Explores Manufacturing, it highlights one of the main reasons we wrote this book; so that kids see how cool their parents’ work in manufacturing is! Do you know a parent in manufacturing with young children? Consider giving them Blake Explores Manufacturing to help them tell the story of what they do to their children.

Build

It’s April in Minnesota; the return of spring… and the start of road construction. This month, in our build activity, we welcome all readers to closely observe the machines all around them while they are in the car. Curiosity is king for learning, lead your children to be curious about manufacturing early by asking questions! What type of machines are they? What do the machines do? What company manufactured them? How many different parts make up each machine?

Experience

CALLING ALL MANUFACTURERS! Are you interested in hosting a tour at your company to inspire the next generation to win in manufacturing? Please contact us if yes.

Did your child like learning about manufacturing? Please see all we have going on at MAKE Publishing and share this email with a friend!

Read | Build | Experience

Joe & Amanda