Thomas Edison learned by reading and testing, then worked with John Kruesi, Charles Batchelor, Francis Upton, and others to record sound and build a useful electric-light system. A gentle, team-centered biography for ages 3–5.
Read first 4 pagesThe opening of Thomas Edison: A Workshop of Ideas, free to read.
Young Thomas Edison read many books at home, where his father had a library. His mother helped him learn. He also tried experiments in the basement, testing things to see what happened. Books and tests were two ways Thomas asked questions about the world.
Thomas went to school for only a short time. Then his mother, Nancy, taught him reading and math at home. Years later, Thomas said his mother had taught him how to read good books. He kept reading as he grew.
As Thomas grew, hearing became harder for him. No one knows exactly why; others in his family also had trouble hearing. As an adult, Thomas was still very hard of hearing.
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