Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? (Who Was...?)
One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after.
The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison's inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera.
As a boy, observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a playmate a mixture of worms and water to see if she could fly!
Here's an accessible, appealing biography with 100 black-and-white illustrations.
Target age group 8-12
The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison's inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera.
As a boy, observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a playmate a mixture of worms and water to see if she could fly!
Here's an accessible, appealing biography with 100 black-and-white illustrations.
Target age group 8-12
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CategoryJuvenile Nonfiction
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Age Group9 to 12 yrs
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Grade Level3-5
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingPaperback
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Theme 1Biography & Autobiography
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Theme 2Science & Nature
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeInventions
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AuthorFrith, Margaret
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SeriesWho Was?
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Lexile Level790
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AR Level5.3
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Deweyb
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PublisherPenguin Group (USA)
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Publication Date12/29/2005
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Pages106
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Dimensions0.28 H x 7.66 L x 6.64 W
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Case Qty70
