The Inventors Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford

Slade, Suzanne

ISBN 10: 1580896677 / ISBN 13: 9781580896672

Published by Charlesbridge, 2015

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Synopsis:

* 2017 NSTA Best STEM Book List K-12*

* NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12 *

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford started off as insatiably curious tinkerers. That curiosity led them to become inventors--with very different results. As Edison invented hit after commercial hit, gaining fame and fortune, Henry struggled to make a single invention (an affordable car) work. Witnessing Thomas's glorious career from afar, a frustrated Henry wondered about the secret to his success.

This little-known story is a fresh, kid-friendly way to show how Thomas Edison and Henry Ford grew up to be the most famous inventors in the world--and best friends, too.

About the Author: Suzanne Slade loves finding out how things work. A mechanical engineer by degree, she once worked on Delta IV rockets and automotive brake systems. Now a full-time author, she has written more than one hundred children's books, including Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass and The House That George Built. Suzanne lives near Chicago, where she writes from home on her favorite invention--a laptop computer.

Jennifer Black Reinhardt is fascinated by the stories behind old objects. While researching this book, she studied the Victorian clothing and furnishings in her collection of antique photographs--and fell in love with fancy borders. Jennifer is the illustrator of Rabbi Benjamin's Buttons and The Adventures of a South Pole Pig (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). She could not have illustrated this book without the invention of the lightbulb.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Inventors Secret: What Thomas Edison ...
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Reinhardt, Jennifer Black
Condition: Good