Who Was Albert Einstein? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

by Jess M. Brallier

Overview

Black-and-white illustrations on every spread and a lower reading level than other biographies in this age group makes this a highly accessible biography for upper elementary students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780613436526
Publisher:	Perfection Learning Corporation
Publication date:	04/04/2019
Series:	Who Was? Series
Edition description:	THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	810L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

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Editorial Reviews

Gr 3-5-This biography describes Einstein's early struggle to harness and focus his extraordinary abilities; his relationships with his family and first wife; and, lending depth to the story, his most significant scientific discoveries. Brallier does an adequate job of presenting the facts and injects touches of humor into his text. He also discusses Einstein's exile from Germany in the early 1930s and his political views and activities, including the irony that the man who strove for a world without war helped to create the atomic bomb. There are several full-page sidebars, including one on "The Magnetic Earth" and another on "Hitler and the Nazis," and two time lines that contrast world events with those of the scientist's life. Black-and-white cartoon illustrations do little to enhance the text.-Carol Fazioli, formerly at The Brearley School, New York City Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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