EDISON

The Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure
The world of mice has changed and smart mice are studying at mouse universities. They eagerly pursue human inventions. Thanks to an old, yellowed diary note from his ancestor, a young mouse learns of a treasure that is said to have been lost on the ocean floor. With the help of his elderly professor, another mouse, of course, he builds a vessel capable of taking them to the bottom of the ocean to find the missing treasure.

American Library Association: Honor Mildred L. Batchelder Award, 2019
ALA Notable Children’s Book, 2019

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THE FATHER OF THE LIGHT BULB

Thomas A. Edison was one of the most important inventors and entrepreneurs of the 19th century. He lived in the United States from 1847 to 1931 and filed over 1,000 patents during his lifetime.

Most people associate his name with the introduction of electric light. The methods that existed at the time to generate light with electricity were very unreliable and not suitable for everyday use. That changed with the light bulb developed by Edison in 1879 and patented a year later: a carbon filament glowed in an airless glass body. These light bulbs initially provided light for almost 15 hours! Edison was also the driving force behind electricity for cities like New York.

Torben Kuhlmann Mäuseabenteuer Maus
Torben Kuhlmann: Autor der Mäuseabenteuer

one question …

Torben, how did you come up with the idea for the book?
In the beginning there was a problem: where can we go now? After all, I’ve already sent a mouse to the moon! So I’ve just made my problem my mouse’s problem. The mouse in Edison also thinks: The great adventures are over, where can we go after the trip to the moon? This time it’s about a treasure hunt.