Reviews

Kirkus Reviews: STARRED REVIEW!!! “In a nice touch, he pays homage to the gifted, dedicated team of scientists, chemists, engineers and inventors with whom Edison worked for years at both of his New Jersey laboratories; short biographical sketches of these important men are included, as is a list of ‘Thomas Trivia.’ A glowing tribute to the inventor who continues to influence modern life.”

School Library Journal: “This will be a useful tool to introduce history and inventions to reluctant readers or students as the book stays tightly focused on Edison’s work rather than on his personal life.”

Booklist: “Chipper cartoon illustrations show a perma-grinning Edison cranking out invention after invention, but Barretta also slyly draws in some of Edison’s employees, who are identified in short concluding biographies, emphasizing that Edison didn’t go it alone. An entertaining, enlightening intro.”