Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?

by Margaret Frith

Book Overview

Black-and-white illustrations on every spread and a lower reading level than other biographies in this age group makes this a highly accessible biography for upper elementary students. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448437651
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Penguin Workshop
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

A Good Step Towards Chapter Books

My six year old son loves for me to read these books to him. The thing I like about them is that there is an illustration every page you turn. My son is not quite ready to absorb a long chapter book with no illustrations, yet he is past the picture book, so this is a good step towards chapter books. He is excited that he is getting chapter books like his older sister, yet they are not too lofty for him to understand. They are not from a Christian history perspective, although I have not found any of the content to be at all offensive.

My 8 y.o. son wants more !

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

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.

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

Edison's contributions to modern society are impressive: the light bulb, phonograph, improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology. Very enjoyable book!