A Bright Idea

A Bright Idea

A Bright Idea

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	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 4 to 6
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	4.59

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	challenging words:		illustrate, version, item, bulb, practical, this, often, brilliant, early, although, fact, produce, spend, person, different, other
	content words:		Thomas Edison

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A Bright Idea
By Colleen Messina

¹ This item is a bulb, but it does not go into the ground. Bulbs that go into the ground often produce flowers. Bulbs that go into the ground spend their time in the dark. This item, on the other hand, brings light. Although many people worked on different ideas related to this one for many years, the first practical version of this item was developed by Thomas Edison. He invented it in .....
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