The Inventor's Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford

Written by Suzanne Slade
Illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt

Grade:

3-6

ISBN-13:

978-1580896672

Publisher:

Charlesbridge (2015)

This well-illustrated picture book depicts the lives and inventions of two of the world’s greatest inventors and scientific minds, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. The latter admires Thomas Edison’s success and wonders how he does it. “What is his secret?” Ford asks himself repeatedly, and this curiosity spurs him toward discovering the answer, which, in the end, emphasizes the power of perseverance behind Edison’s genius. ​