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Lighting Up the World
6-pack
ISBN: 9780790322162
Copyright Date: 2005
Grade Level:
5
Reading Level:
S
Strategy/Skill:
Figurative language, Information skills, Making inferences
Genre:
Biography/Autobiography
Theme/Topic:
American History, Invention, Overcoming Obstacles, Scientific Investigation
Classification:
Nonfiction
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Book Summary
There are more patents in the name of Thomas Edison than any other inventor. This text examines the life and some of the inventions of this remarkably determined man.
Features of the Book
- Biography
- Quotations
- Use of figurative language
Purpose
Lighting Up the World: A Biography of Thomas Edison can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:
- making inferences
- exploring the use of figurative language
- evaluating information
- identifying the features of a biography
- examining how the work of scientists has benefits for our day-to-day lives
- recognizing how people spend their lives working in science
- exploring how people have always had questions about the way the world works
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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