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Young Thomas Edison
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Young Thomas Edison Paperback - 2009

by North, Sterling

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Unable to hear, Thomas Edison seemed unlikely to become one of America's greatest inventors, butas 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 importantinventions. Eventually he was named "the greatest living American." Follow Thomas Edison's life fromlosing his sense of hearing to losing his hard-earned fortune, in this intriguing biography by NewberyHonor author Sterling North.

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  • Title Young Thomas Edison
  • Author North, Sterling
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 168
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group
  • Date 2009-03-19
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4980382-6
  • ISBN 9780142412107 / 0142412104
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 in (19.30 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 1150
  • Library of Congress subjects Edison, Thomas A, Edison, Thomas A - Childhood and youth
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Summary

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.

From the publisher

Sterling North (1906-1974) was awarded a Newbery Honor for the autobiographical Rascal.

About the author

Sterling North (1906-1974) was awarded a Newbery Honor for the autobiographical Rascal.