{"product_id":"who-was-thomas-alva-edison-9780448437651","title":"Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?","description":"One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison's inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera. As a boy, observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a playmate a mixture of worms and water to see if she could fly  Here's an accessible, appealing biography with 100 black-and-white illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Frith\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous children's books, including several titles in the Who Was? series, such as \u003ci\u003eWho Was Thomas Alva Edison?, Who Was Louis Braille?, Who Was Franklin Roosevelt? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWho Was Woodrow Wilson?\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e has held writing fellowships at the University of Iowa and Stanford University, and he was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eHudson Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMassachusetts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCountry Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarrowsmith\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Gray's Sporting Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife, Becky, in Franklin, West Virginia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Harrison \u003c\/b\u003eis an illustrator known for the \u003ci\u003eWho Is...\u003c\/i\u003e series and for graphic illustrations for Fortune 500 Companies. Nancy received her master's degree from Syracuse University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611816562962,"sku":"9780448437651","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45743f0d-4f90-465b-aa75-ef16d78beafd.jpg?v=1732366798","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/who-was-thomas-alva-edison-9780448437651","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}