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Thomas Edison to the Rescue!: Ready-to-Read Level 2 (Ready-to-Read Childhood of Famous Americans)

Thomas Edison to the Rescue!: Ready-to-Read Level 2 (Ready-to-Read Childhood of Famous Americans)

Current price: $5.24
Publication Date: January 1st, 2003
Publisher:
Simon Spotlight
ISBN:
9780689853319
Pages:
32

Description

Level 2: Reading Independently
• More complex stories
• Varied sentence structure
• Paragraphs and short chapters

One day while young Tom Edison hands out sandwiches on the Mt. Clemens railroad platform, he sees the station telegraph operator's son, Jimmy, playing on the track. When a boxcar comes rolling toward Jimmy at top speed, it's Tom to the rescue -- and the deed is rewarded with some telegraph lessons that will change Tom's life forever.

About the Author

Howard Goldsmith is the author of Mark Twain at Work!, a Simon & Schuster book.

Anna DiVito is an illustrator, designer, and writer from Montclair, NJ.