As a curious child who was always asking questions, it's no wonder Thomas Edison grew up to become a famous prolific inventor. This easy to read nonfiction story follows Edison from his time in school to his career as a full-time inventor. While it focuses on his ground-breaking creation of the Lightbulb, this illuminating account also details other important innovations of his, like the phonograph and the microphone. Edison's discoveries will fascinate and inspire all curious young minds.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Penguin Young Readers, Penguin Young Readers Level 3 .

This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Patricia Brennan Demuth is the author of Who Was Bill Gates?, What Was Ellis Island?, and What Was Pearl Harbor? Patricia Brennan Demuth has written several books for children, including Way Down Deep , Gorillas , Snakes , Johnny Appleseed , Mars , Achoo! All about Colds , and Max, the Bad-Talking Parrot . Jez Tuya is a New Zealand-based freelance illustrator, specializing in character design and children's illustration. While he creates his illustrations digitally they are rich in texture, detail and atmosphere which gives them a hand-rendered quality.