Thomas Edison

by Elizabeth MacLeod, Andrej Krystoforski

Overview

Meet Thomas Edison - world-famous inventor. The story of his many inventions, including the phonograph and the light bulb, is told in level-appropriate language and detailed illustrations in the Level 3 first reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781525309120
Publisher:	Kids Can Press
Publication date:	10/15/2021
Series:	Kids Can Read
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	24 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Elizabeth MacLeod has written many children's books, including nine titles in the Snapshots Biography series, numerous titles in the Kids Can Read, Kids Books Of and Kids Can Do It series, Why Do Horses Have Manes?, What Did Dinosaurs Eat?, and Monster Fliers. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.;Andrej Krystoforski was born in Poland. He has worked as a production designer and as an animator. In addition to illustrating the Jungle of Utt books and The Boy Who Loved Bananas, he has also contributed illustrations to many magazines and newspapers. Andrej lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 1-3

Two fresh, short biographies for newly independent readers. Each book is unbroken by chapters, and both lack an index. And, interestingly, each one gives a pronunciation guide to just one word-"Iroquois" in Champlain and "phonograph" in Edison . Champlain's childhood can only be surmised. He was born around 1580 in France, according to the text, although the CIP lists his birth year as 1567. Edison takes readers from the subject's childhood in Ohio, where he was born in 1847, to his death 84 years later. His more famous inventions are mentioned. In both books, the writing is clear if sedate, and the type is large. Abundant pen-and-ink illustrations are finely rendered and enhance each text. There are several books for this age range about Edison, such as David A. Adler's worthy A Picture Book of Thomas Alva Edison (Holiday House, 1996), but there is little information available for this audience on Champlain.-Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI

School Library Journal

Abundant pen-and-ink illustrations are finely rendered and enhance each text.

These books provide thorough and interesting introductions to the lives of important historical figures and to the genre of biography itself.

These books provide thorough and interesting introductions to the lives of important historical figures and to the genre of biography itself.

From the Publisher

These books provide thorough and interesting introductions to the lives of important historical figures and to the genre of biography itself.

CM Magazine