“I Met Thomas Edison,” Says Twelve-Year-Old Boy in New American History Book for Kids

Twelve-year-old Anthony, of Seattle, Washington, claims that he traveled into the past and spent several years working in Thomas Edison’s laboratory. Photographic evidence seems to indicate that Anthony’s claim is true! “I worked with Thomas Edison on the phonograph, the light bulb, and the motion picture camera,” says the young time-traveler. “And, best of all, Thomas Edison told me the secret to his success!”

It’s all part of a new book called Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame, by Seattle author Michael Class. Class used advanced digital photography to place his twelve year-old son, Anthony, in the cockpit of the Spirit of St. Louis with Charles Lindbergh, on the moon with Neil Armstrong, in the laboratories of Thomas Edison and Jonas Salk, and on Normandy beach on D-Day. The result: It looks like Anthony really did meet Thomas Edison, Jonas Salk, FDR, Lou Gehrig, Charles Lindbergh, and Audie Murphy.

“I wanted to capture the interest of today’s kids,” says Class, “by turning American history into a grand time travel adventure.” The book, Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame, is recommended for young adults, grade 6 to grade 12.

The book is fun for kids, but Class designed the book to help parents, teachers, and homeschoolers, too. “Whether or not you believe that Anthony really traveled into the past,” says Class jokingly, “the book’s message is an important one. History is not a bunch of boring names and dates. History is alive with adventure. History is full of moral lessons for today.

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