A Wizard from the Start: The Incredible Boyhood & Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison Contributor(s): Brown, Don (Author), Brown, Don (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0547194870 ISBN-13: 9780547194875 Publisher: Clarion Books
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2010279273 |
Age Level: 4-7 |
Grade Level: PreK-2 |
Lexile Measure: 940 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
Guided Reading: M (Grade 2) |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.2" W x 10.1" L (0.70 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: School Library Journal 04/01/2010 pg. 144 Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2010 Publishers Weekly 04/26/2010 pg. 107 Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2010 pg. 103 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2010 Booklist 06/01/2010 pg. 101 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Superior,Well Above Average |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 136519 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A wizard from the start, Thomas Edison had a thirst for knowledge, taste for mischief, and hunger for discovery--but his success was made possible by his boundless energy. At age fourteen he coined his personal motto: "The More to do, the more to be done," and then went out and did: picking up skills and knowledge at every turn. When learning about things that existed wasn't enough, he dreamed up new inventions to improve the world. From humble beginnings as a farmer's son, selling newspapers on trains and reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, Tom began his inventing career as a boy and became a legend as a man. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Don: - Don Brown is the award-winning author and illustrator of many picture book biographies. He has been widely praised for his resonant storytelling and his delicate watercolor paintings that evoke the excitement, humor, pain, and joy of lives lived with passion. School Library Journal has called him "a current pacesetter who has put the finishing touches on the standards for storyographies." He lives in New York with his family. www.booksbybrown.com Instagram: @donsart |
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