title: Thomas Edison and His Bright Idea (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3)
author:  Patricia Brennan Demuth 
description: Patricia Brennan Demuth has written several books for children, including <i>Way Down Deep</i>, <i>Gorillas</i>, <i>Snakes</i>, <i>Johnny Appleseed</i>, <i>Mars</i>, <i>Achoo! All about Colds</i>, and <i>Max, the Bad-Talking Parrot</i>.<br /><br />Jez Tuya is a New Zealand-based freelance illustrator, specializing in character design and children's illustration. While he creates his illustrations digitally they are rich in texture, detail and atmosphere which gives them a hand-rendered quality.
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  # ALSO BY NICK PETRIE
  
  
  THE DRIFTER
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  
  
  Names: Petrie, Nick, author
  
  
  Title: Burning bright / Nick Petrie.
  
  
  Description: New York : G. P. Putnam’s Sons, [2017]
  
  
  Identifiers: LCCN 2016011425 | ISBN 9780399174575 (