Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? (Who Was...?) | 
 enlarge | Author: Margaret Frith
Creators: John O'brien, Nancy Harrison
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 26374
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.3
ISBN: 0448437651
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.3092
EAN: 9780448437651
ASIN: 0448437651
Publication Date: December 29, 2005
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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 Edisons 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! Heres an accessible, appealing biography with 100 black-and-white illustrations.
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My 8 y.o. son wants more ! January 22, 2008
I have an 8 y.o. son who is very inquisitive, but getting him to read voluntarily on his own is somewhat of a chore. I got him this book for Christmas, and he read it on his own,not wanting to put it down in the morning, before his carpool arrived.
After he finished the book, he asked,"Mom, can we get the one about John F. Kennedy?"
Enough said.
wonderful series May 13, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Whenever I see a new book in this series, I buy it. I have yet to be disappointed. The information is presented in an easy to read format and contains a wide variety of information as well as pictures. I once had a reluctant reader who became a reader after reading one of these for a project I had assigned in my classroom. His mother was forever grateful.
Great subject for a children book. March 25, 2007
Great subject for a children book. I got this series of books for my daughter and she really enjoyes reading them. Great read and educational too.
Great Introduction to Edison April 14, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Edison's contributions to modern society are impressive: the light bulb, phonograph, improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology. Very enjoyable book!
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