The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth
by Kathleen Krull and Greg Couch
13 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2009
Word Count 2,742
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 131877, 0.5 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- Television--History
- Farnsworth, Philo Taylor
- Inventors--United States--Biography
- Television
- Television--History--Juvenile literature
- Farnsworth, Philo Taylor, 1906-1971--Juvenile literature
- Inventors
- History
- Farnsworth, Philo Taylor, 1906-1971
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Inventors--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
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- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kathleen Krull
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Vocabulary Lists 1

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Awards & Distinctions 2

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2022
Commended, 2010

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2022
Commended, 2010
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