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Thomas Edison (in Their Own Words)
Contributor(s): Sullivan, George (Author)
ISBN: 0439263190     ISBN-13: 9780439263191
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
OUR PRICE:   $5.09  
Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats
Published: December 2002
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The latest entry in the In Their Own Words biography series features Thomas Edison explaining how he developed ideas and turned them into useful inventions. Although he is most famous for inventing the light bulb, Edison is credited with hundreds of inventions.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2001020727
Lexile Measure: 750
Series: In Their Own Words
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.29" W x 7.61" (0.30 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
- Chronological Period - 1900-1949
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 69398
Reading Level: 5.4   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 2.0
 
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In Their Own Words: Thomas Edison tells the exciting story of Edison's life using his laboratory notes, business records, and personal recollections.

I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it.With these words, Thomas Edison explains how he developed ideas and turned them into useful inventions. Although he is most famous for inventing the lightbulb, Edison is credited with hundreds of inventions. The young boy who did poorly in school became one of the most famous men in America.This exciting new biography of Thomas Edison will enlighten, as well as entertain, elementary school kids.