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Einstein (Great Figures in History series)

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This book ended up in our guest bathroom and many friends of all ages got caught up in it. A very readable way to learn about Einstein's life and times. We are looking for more YKids titles.

This was a (rare) totally unplanned purchase. I had taken the boys to the science museum an hour before the planetarium show, intending to spend some time in the exhibits - but it turned out the museum was closing just as we got there! We ducked in to the gift shop, but my 8 yo was in tears. I looked at all the books hoping to find something which would capture his imagination, and chose this one. He loves math and space, and comic books, and I adore Einstein, so it seemed like a good bet.

He LOVED it! Once I started reading, he was totally focused. It helps that the story is introduced by a magical creature, and starts when Einstein is a young kid. A freind showed up about 20 minutes before the show, and my son would go off with his freind for 2 minutes, and then come back and ask me to read another page.

Tonight when I went to tuck him in, he was reading it himself! This kid has only started reading voluntarily this year, so this was huge for us!

Of course, the book talks about Einstein breaking the classics laws of motion, but doesnt explain them . . .so now we need more physics books. But i'm really not complaining.