Thomas Edison to the Rescue!

As young Tom Edison sells newspapers and sandwiches on the Mt. Clemens railroad platform, he sees the station telegraph operators son, Jimmy, playing on the tracks. When a boxcar comes rolling toward Jimmy at top speed, Tom rushes to help the child. Full-color illustrations.

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Howard Goldsmith
• Assisted by: Anna DiVito (Illustration)
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9780689853319
• ISBN: 978-0-689-85331-9
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 221 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 68 g
• Series: Ready-to-read COFA; Ready-to-read COFA; Ready-To-Read Childhood of Fam
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works