Thomas Edison
Karen Wallace(Author)
Franklin Watts Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 31. January 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-0-7496-4339-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
85 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7496-4339-3 (9780749643393)
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Persons
Karen Wallace is a well-known, full time author specialising in both fiction and non-fiction for children of all ages and has won prizes. She lives in Hereford with her family.