Books with title Young Thomas Edison, Great Inventor

Unable to hear, Thomas Edison seemed unlikely to become one of America?s greatest inventors, but as a hardworking young man, he wasn?t about to let a minor obstacle stop him. He invented the phonograph, the incandescent lightbulb, and motion pictures, to name but three of his many important inventions. Eventually he was named ?the greatest living American.? Follow Thomas Edison?s life from losing his sense of hearing to losing his hard-earned fortune, in this intriguing biography by Newbery Honor author Sterling North.

Thomas Edison was an inventor.He invented the electric lighting system, the phonograph and alkaline batteries. He invented a camera to record moving pictures and a device for watching them. He added sound to create a motion picture.He worked on and improved many of the machines we use today. He even created a battery powered car.Thomas Edison created more inventions than any other inventor.Edison believed in hard work, and insisted everyone around him work hard.He never saw failure as a bad thing. He learned more from failed experiments than he did from successful ones.All his notes were hand written. He wrote over five million documents. These included over 4000 notebooks, sketches and drawings, and correspondence. These documents help us understand who Thomas Edison was.Find out more about Thomas Edison and some of his inventions in this 15-minute biography.Ages 8 and up.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

Unable to hear, Thomas Edison seemed unlikely to become one of America?s greatest inventors, but as a hardworking young man, he wasn?t about to let a minor obstacle stop him. He invented the phonograph, the incandescent lightbulb, and motion pictures, to name but three of his many important inventions. Eventually he was named ?the greatest living American.? Follow Thomas Edison?s life from losing his sense of hearing to losing his hard-earned fortune, in this intriguing biography by Newbery Honor author Sterling North.

GREAT FOR BOOK REPORTS: Thomas Edison was born into the Industrial Revolution. This was a period in America’s history when people began leaving farms for cities, where factories produced and manufactured materials for the rest of the world. “Al,” as everyone called him, spent a lot of his time alone. He created his own games, played with machines, mixed different wires and parts together, and liked to play with his father’s tools. By his teens, Thomas had lost most of his hearing. In his 20s he invented a new way of repairing stock machines and went from a poor inventor to a rich one.This brief biography includes a vocabulary builder and 10 questions about Edison’s amazing life. Answering the questions will help you to write the book report.This uplifting biography about how Thomas Edison became a great inventor is an ideal resource for:•Book reports•HomeschoolingStudents, teachers and parents will also find the subject matter and easy-to-read and understand style appropriate for:•Literacy programs•Reading comprehensionRead this fun biography about the life of Thomas Alva Edison to learn more about how America’s greatest inventor produced the light bulb, phonograph and many more inventions.

-- The engaging new biographies in the Famous Inventors series breathe new life into students' perennial favorites, offering an up-to-date perspective on inventors who changed our world.-- Each book is crammed with anecdotes and details about the inventors' journey from childhood curiosity to adult genius.-- Simple explanations, plenty of photos, and colorful layouts make complex ideas accessible to young minds.-- Perfect for reports and for pleasure reading.