Awards: Children's Crown Award Nominee by National Christian School Association
Author/Illlustrator Website: http://www.michaeldooling.com
Media Used: oil paint on linen canvas
Annotation:
This story tells of the many boyhood obstacles Thomas Edison overcame, including practically being deaf and being yelled at by his teacher, to become one of the greatest inventors of all time. Throughout his life, he patented 1,093 inventions.
Personal Reaction:
I rather enjoyed this book. I did not know that he led such a normal life. In my mind, I had always thought of him as some crazy/psycho genius. He was a normal boy who had a curious mind. The story was very simple, but the pictures added value to the book. In one of the pictures, the beakers that Edison was working with were all labeled "poison." I personally found this to be funny, as would most older readers.
Curricular Connection: many grade levels-science
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