Thomas Edison: Inventor, Scientist, and Genius

by Lori Mortensen, Jeffrey Alan Thompson (Illustrator)

Thomas Edison was a curious child whose experiments sometimes got him into trouble. Find out how he became a great scientist whose inventions made a better life for most everyone.

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Lori Mortensen is an award-winning children's author of more than 100 books. Her books, which reviewers have praised as “stellar” “as good as it gets” and “begs to be read aloud,” have been published by such notable publishers as HarperCollins, Henry Holt, Abrams, Bloomsbury, and Peachtree. Popular releases include, Arlo Draws an Octopus, illustrated by NYT bestselling author/illustrator Rob Sayegh, Jr., If Wendell Had a Walrus, illustrated by NYT bestselling author/illustrator Matt Phelan, Cowpoke Clyde Rides the Range, a Bill Martin Jr., Picture Book Award Nominee and the sequel to Amazon bestseller Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg, and picture book biographies Nonsense! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey and Away with Words, the Daring True Story of Explorer Isabella Bird.
When she’s not greeting geese at the lake, or putting her nose in a mystery, she’s tapping away at her keyboard, conjuring, coaxing, and prodding her latest stories to life. Today, she lives in the foothills of Northern California with her family and all birds that flock to her feeder—including a gluttonous squirrel.

Reviews

[Emily Clare]

Great for older elementary students, includes stories of Thomas Edison and resources in the back about important dates, glossary, and fun facts.

ATOS Book Level: 3.9
Lexile: 700L

Six+1 Traits: Organization and Sentence Fluency