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Overview
Level 2: Reading Independently
More complex stories
Varied sentence structure
Paragraphs and short chapters
One day while young Tom Edison hands out sandwiches on the Mt. Clemens railroad platform, he sees the station telegraph operator's son, Jimmy, playing on the track. When a boxcar comes rolling toward Jimmy at top speed, it's Tom to the rescue -- and the deed is rewarded with some telegraph lessons that will change Tom's life forever.
Young Thomas Edison saves a child from being hit by a train and, as his reward, asks for training as a telegraph operator because that will help him prepare to become an inventor.
Synopsis
Level 2: Reading Independently
• More complex stories
• Varied sentence structure
• Paragraphs and short chapters
One day while young Tom Edison hands out sandwiches on the Mt. Clemens railroad platform, he sees the station telegraph operator's son, Jimmy, playing on the track. When a boxcar comes rolling toward Jimmy at top speed, it's Tom to the rescue -- and the deed is rewarded with some telegraph lessons that will change Tom's life forever.
Children's Literature
A simple incident in the life of young Thomas Edison provides valuable insight into the famous inventor. While an adolescent, Edison got a job selling newspapers and candy on a railroad platform. When the railroad station telegraph operator's two-year-old son wandered onto the railroad track, Edison saved him from a rolling boxcar. The telegraph operator was so grateful to Edison and offered him a reward of Pettenati <%ISBN%>0689853327