The Firehouse Light

by Janet Nolan

Other authorsMarie Lafrance (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2010

Library's review

Read about the history of firefighting and the true story of a light bulb that has been burning for 109 years. Made of a carbon filament and hand-blown glass, the bulb hangs in a Livermore, California, fire station. You can view the light bulb through its own webcam. Afterword.

Publication

Tricycle Press (2010), Edition: 1, 32 pages

Description

The true story of a light bulb in a firehouse located in Livermore, California, that has stayed lit for more than one hundred years.

Awards

Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Picture Book — 2014)
South Carolina Book Awards (Nominee — Picture Book Award — 2013)

Language

Original language

English

Pages

32

Physical description

32 p.; 10.89 x 8.79 inches

ISBN

1582462984 / 9781582462981

DDC/MDS

363.3709794
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