The Story of Thomas Alva Edison (Landmark Books) - Softcover

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Cousins, Margaret

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9780394848839: The Story of Thomas Alva Edison (Landmark Books)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0394848837 ISBN 13: 9780394848839
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 1981

Synopsis

Beginning with Thomas Edison’s childhood, when he set up his first laboratory in his basement as a 10-year-old, and following through his many jobs before he was able to support himself as an inventor, this is the true story of the man who brought the world the phonograph, motion pictures, and even the electric light bulb—revolutionary inventions that forever changed the way people live.
“One of the most critically acclaimed, best-selling children’s book series ever published.”—The New York Times
Margaret Cousins is also the author of the Landmark Book Ben Franklin of
Old Philadelphia.

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About the Author

Margaret Cousins was an editor and author of short stories and novels for children. In her career, she worked at Good Housekeeping and McCall’s. She was also senior editor at Doubleday and was fiction and book editor at The Ladies’ Home Journal. Cousins is the author of the Landmark Books Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia and The Story of Thomas Alva Edison. She died in 1996.

From the Back Cover

Beginning with Thomas Edison's childhood, when he set up his first laboratory in his basement as a 10-year-old, and following through his many jobs before he was able to support himself as an inventor, this is the true story of the man who brought the world the phonograph, motion pictures, and even the electric light bulb--revolutionary inventions that forever changed the way people live.
"One of the most critically acclaimed, best-selling children's book series ever published."--"The New York Times
Margaret Cousins is also the author of the Landmark Book "Ben Franklin of
Old Philadelphia.

From the Inside Flap

Young readers will be enthralled by the amazing story of inventor Thomas Edison, a genius who forever changed life in the 20th century--and beyond. By the end of his career, Edison had invented the light bulb, motion pictures, and the phonograph and made improvements in almost every other means of communication in use today.  

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Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication date
1981
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0394848837
ISBN 13 
9780394848839
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
192
Rating
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