Albert Einstein: Universal Genius (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors & Scientists) [Library Binding]

Mike Venezia (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2008 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors & Scientists

These books are without a doubt the definitive and most entertaining biographies of scientists for young readers. Author and artist Mike Venezia provides hilarious, cartoon-style illustrations to complement his easy-to-read text and full-color reproductions of the scientists' sketches and notebooks.

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Grade 2-5– These books are super skinny and heavily illustrated, have jumbo-sized font and plenty of white space, and include only three-to-five sentences per page. Even so, theres a satisfactory amount of substantive and accessible information contained in the standard overview of each subjects life and accomplishments. Grasping all of the scientific principles presented may be a bit of a stretch, however. The text is enhanced by the period photographs and their helpful captions, but unfortunately, Venezias trademark cartoons do little to increase understanding. Most fall flat, many are puzzling, and some trivialize the seriousness of the subject (a cartoon in Einstein depicts the man flying through space and observing that it beats doing laundry). Still, Venezia is no stranger to series nonfiction, and in libraries where his other Getting to Know… books circulate, these will also.
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Children's Press(CT) (September 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531149757
• ISBN-13: 978-0531149751
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,089,536 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mike Venezia is the author of several nonfiction books for children from the Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series. Books

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny!, June 23, 2010

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This review is from: Albert Einstein: Universal Genius (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors & Scientists) (Paperback)

I read the first Mike Venezia book when I was a child myself. I never stopped. They are all beautifully made, with the right mix of truthful information and much needed fun.
Albert Einstein is great. It explains a lot about the life of this great scientist, without going into details that would be inappropriate for younger kids, and without delving into the theories. When I was younger, I read Uncle Albert books and they explained the theories, but they were intended to much older children.
THis book is perfect for kindergarteners up to third graders. Older children won't like it because of the childish big type, but it would be good fro them too.