Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison [Hardcover]

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Category: Books (Juvenile Nonfiction)
Author: Delano, Marfe Ferguson
Author: Delano, Marfe Ferguson
ISBN-10: 142632233X
ISBN-10: 142632233X
ISBN-13: 9781426322334
ISBN-13: 9781426322334
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Pages: 64
Pages: 64
Binding: Hardcover
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: 01-Apr-2015
Pub Date: 01-Apr-2015
SKU: 142632233X-11-SPLV
SKU: 142632233X-11-SPLV
Item ID: 100497971

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This paperback addition to our Photobiography series,Inventing the Future,documents the life of Thomas Edison. This prolific American is recognized as one of history's greatest inventors. His 1,093 patented inventions include the light bulb, the phonograph, and the microphone.

Young readers learn why Edison believed that genius is one per cent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. An inspiring lesson in the rewards of dogged perseverance,Inventing the Futurealso illustrates how Edison's greatest legacy is the research laboratory, where constant experimentation remains the necessary prelude to discovery.

Marfé Ferguson Delano's portrait of this quirky original includes clippings from Edison's notebooks and images of the inventor at work—and occasionally at rest.

Awards include:

Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People—NCSS/CBC
Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children—NSTA/CBC
American Library Association Notable Book
James Madison Book Award—Honor Book

Marfé Ferguson Delano is the author ofGenius: A Photobiography of Albert Einstein,named an Outstanding Science Trade Book by the NSTA/CBC. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia and is a graduate of Duke University.US