BIOGRAPHY .

The book select for this week is Thomas Edison inventor scientist and genius by Lori Mortense Illustrated by jefrey Thompson.


The author Lori Mortensen  has more than 350 stories and articles for children  which have appeared in magazines such as highlights Lady bug, Wild outdoor  World , etc. She is the author of six early reader biographies and two mid grade nonfiction books due out in 2007.She is working on all sorts of new projects filled with extraordinary people and quirky characters that delight her writing soul. Lori lives in Northern California with her family.

This book tells the story of Thomas Edison's life in a way that kids can understand and relate to. The book mentions several events from his life, including his marriage and his invention of the phonograph.

One of this elements that the book reflects is self love and knowledge, Thomas had to earn money to by supplies for his experiments. When he was 12 , he sold candy and newspapers on a train. Hen also printed this own newspaper, the weekly Herald.  This story teach to students  how achieved  their dreams with decision and efforts.