A Wizard from the Start : The Incredible Boyhood and Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison
by Brown, Don
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- ISBN 10
- 0547194870
- ISBN 13
- 9780547194875
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A wizard from the start, Thomas Edison had a thirst for knowledge, taste for mischief, and hunger for discoverybut 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 and did : 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.
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- Better World Books (US)
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- 11210530-75
- Title
- A Wizard from the Start : The Incredible Boyhood and Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison
- Author
- Brown, Don
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardback - picture book
- ISBN 10
- 0547194870
- ISBN 13
- 9780547194875
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- This edition first published
- 2010-05-03
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