A Wizard from the Start

By: Don Brown

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Synopsis: A wizard from the start, Thomas Edison had a thirst for knowledge, taste for mischief, and hunger for discovery—but his success was made possible by his boundless energy. At age fourteen he coined his personal motto: “The More to do, the more to be done,” and then went out anddid: picking up skills and knowledge at every turn. When learning about things that existed wasn't enough, he dreamed up new inventions to improve the world. From humble beginnings as a farmer’s son, selling newspapers on trains and reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, Tom began his inventing career as a boy and became a legend as a man.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780547488165
Publisher:: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (www.hmhco.com)
Date of Addition:: 03/31/12
Copyrighted By:: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (www.hmhco.com)
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
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