Reading A-Z.com - Your Reading Resource Center
Return to the Reading A-Z homepageAll BooksLeveled ReadingPhonicsVocabularyFluencyPoetryAlphabetAssessmentMore ResourcesTeacher Corner

Thomas Edison

Biography (nonfiction), 1,457 words, Level U (Grade 4)
Thomas Edison is a biographical text that focuses on the inspiration and motivation of the famous inventor. The book begins by telling us about "Al" as a young, curious boy, and continues through his life, highlighting the important events that shaped him and his accomplishments. It recounts how his whole life was devoted to inventing things and improving other inventions, over a thousand in number, some of which we use every day. Photographs and illustrations support the text.