Thomas Edison

by Michael C. Weinberg and Lawrence Weinberg

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0681406879
• ISBN13: 9780681406872
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Borders Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4

Customer Reviews

An excellent biography of a great American written for young people

This is the type of book I devoured when I was young, a biography of a famous American. Edison fascinated me and I continued to read books about him after I reached adulthood. He is a true role model for the advance of technology, while he did almost no scientific work, he harnessed it to create or improve many of the modern devices that we use daily. It can be conclusively argued that he more than any other person, made the modern technological world possible. This is a simple biography of Edison written for the elementary school student, it is written in the first person with the voice of a young boy. It depicts a curious boy who insists on learning, experimenting and refusing to give up when things are difficult. Edison was the supreme problem solver, when faced with a difficulty he pounded away at it, trying everything he could think of until he found something that worked. Edison is also an inspirational figure of dedication, determination and perseverance, characteristics that the human race will always need more of.