The Story Of Thomas Alva Edison (Scholastic Biography)
It was eight o'clock at night, on October 19, 1879 That was teh evening Tom Edison turned electricity into light with the invention of the electric light bulb. Thomas Edison also invented the phonograph and an early form of motion pictures. This is the amazing story of his life---and of his...
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It was eight o'clock at night, on October 19, 1879 That was teh evening Tom Edison turned electricity into light with the invention of the electric light bulb. Thomas Edison also invented the phonograph and an early form of motion pictures. This is the amazing story of his life---and of his inventions that changed the world.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780590424035 (0590424033)
Publish date: March 1st 1990
Publisher: Scholastic Books
Pages no: 64
Edition language: English
Nice, short but a bit detailed bio on the life of Edison. It stresses his inventiveness and how it made him famous. Can be read to elementary aged, and read by grades 3 and up.
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