Thomas Edison

First Biographies

by Lola M. Schaefer

Text and pictures present the biography of Thomas Edison, the inventor of the phonograph, lightbulb, and movies with sound.

24 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2000

About the author

Lola M. Schaefer is an educator, writer, and gardener, and the author of many acclaimed books for children about math, art, science, technology, animals, and nature. She uses shovels, hoes, rakes, and scissors when she works in her garden. Lola M. Shaefer grew up in Indiana, and now lives in northern Georgia.

Reviews

[☼Bookish in Virginia☼]

I like these little biographies from "Pebble Books"/Capstone. They cover their people with the bare minimum of verbiage which is just right for many circumstances.

This particular book by Lola M. Schaefer is about Thomas Edison's life. It features a timeline which stretches across the bottoms of the books and it touches briefly on his childhood and time at Menlo Park. And, of course, his inventions and 'improvement's.

196 Words at the Second Grade level.

Pam T~
mom/blogger

[Dianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the perfect length and complexity for my five-year-old. I'm looking forward to checking out more books in this series.