| A Picture Book of Thomas Alva Edison Contributor(s): Adler, David A. (Author), Wallner, John (Illustrator), Wallner, Alexandra (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0823414140 ISBN-13: 9780823414147 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: An introduction to the genius with a curious mind who loved to experiment and who invented the phonograph, light bulb, movie camera, and numerous other items. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 95042533 |
| Lexile Measure: 700 |
| Series: Picture Book Biographies |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 9.5" W x 8" (0.26 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 29431 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: His inventions included the phonograph, light bulb, and movie camera. |
Contributor Bio(s): Adler, David A.: - David A. Adler is the author of the acclaimed Picture Book Biography series as well as other Judaica titles, including Child of the Warsaw Ghetto and Hiding from the Nazis, which, according to booklist, "humanizes the Holocaust statistics by focusing on a child's personal traumatic experience." He lives in New York State with his family.Wallner, John: - John Wallner has illustrated many titles in David A. Adler's Picture Book Biography series. He lives in Maine. |