Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison

Contributor(s): Delano, Marfe Ferguson (Author)

ISBN: 9780792267218

Publisher: National Geographic Society

Hardcover

$18.95

Pub Date: October 1, 2002

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2001007357

Lexile Code: 1140

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 10 to 13

Physical Info: 0.41" H x 11.10" L x 9.44" W ( 1.12 lbs) 64 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Science and Technology | Historical

Series: National Geographic Photobiographies (Hardcover)

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000108138 ( Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison)

Reading level: 7.90

Interest level: MG

Point value: 1.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Thomas Edison's 1,093 patented inventions include the light bulb, the phonograph, and significant contributions to the fields of photography. Combining lively text, rare period photos, and Edison's own words, Delano paints a memorable portrait of this prolific American genius. Photos.

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