Thomas Edison (Famous People Famous Lives) - Softcover

Wallace, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749643390 ISBN 13: 9780749643393

Publisher: Franklin Watts, 2002

Synopsis

Each title in this series tells the story of a man or woman whose dedication to their chosen cause led to changes that affect all our lives today. Each includes a vivid description of the world in which the famous person lived. At school, Thomas Edison's teachers thinks he is stupid. How wrong they are! He grows up to become one of the greatest inventors of the Victorian age, inventing he electric light bulb, an early record player, and much more. This book traces his life from his early days as a worker on the American railways to his rise as the head of a huge business empire.

About this title

Book Description:

At school, Thomas Edison's teachers think he is stupid. How wrong they are! Instead he becomes one of the greatest inventors of his day, creating the electric light bulb and an early record player, to name but two. Ages 5+.

About the Author:

A Canadian, Karen Wallace gained a degree in English from London University. Shortly afterwards she and her husband went to Toronto and worked in the publishing business. A few years later they moved to Ireland with their two young sons, and returned to England in 1982. She now writes full-time for children and for children's television. She and illustrator Mike Bostock won the TES Information Book Award for THINK OF AN EEL (Walker Books). Her novel RASPBERRIES ON THE YANGTSE was short-listed for the Guardian Award. She is married to novelist Sam Llewellyn.

About this edition

• Publisher: Franklin Watts
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0749643390
• ISBN 13: 9780749643393
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48