Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World

Reviewed by: Ann Marie Townsend - South Berwick Public Library, South Berwick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 10, 2016

Review

Originally published in 2013, this is a new format for 2015. A brief illustrated biography to introduce children to Nikola Tesla. The illustration were done in graphite, gouache, acrylic, and ink on paper go well with the text and help set the time and place of the subject as no dates are given in the seven chapters about Tesla's life. On each double page spread, much is covered with illustrations, the text brief and focuses on Tesla in relation to electricity. Almost no other facts about his life are given. More information is given in the last 18 pages that include Ahead of his time; Tesla v s. Edison: the rivalry; Scientific notes; Important dates, Source notes; Select bibliography & further reading; Many thanks; Index; Author and illustrator biographies. This is more the history of electricity and Tesla's contributions, which is well done, but I still know very little about the life of this amazing man.

Overall Book Score: fair