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Albert Einstein by Frieda Wishinsky
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Albert Einstein (edition 2005)

by Frieda Wishinsky (Author)

Series: DK Biography

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DK's acclaimed DK Biography series tackles one of history's most colorful figures in DK Biography: Albert Einstein. Perfect for book reports or summer reading, the DK Biography series brings a new clarity and narrative voice to history's most colorful figures. Supports the Common Core State Standards.… (more)
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Title:Albert Einstein
Authors:Frieda Wishinsky (Author)
Info:DK Children (2005), 128 pages
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An engaging, rather than boring, biography. ( )
  RRabas | Jun 16, 2023 |
If one respects the fact that this series is aimed at young people (young enough to need things like "geometry" and "Fascism" defined for them) then I think this is quite a good little book. It's short and inevitably superficial but I'm not sure how it could be anything else considering the intended audience. Nevertheless it gives an insight into Einstein's character and at least an indication of the significance of some of his work. ( )
  Arbieroo | Jul 17, 2020 |
An engaging biography of 20th century icon Albert Einstein that examines the Nobel Prize winning scientist from many different angles: a lackadaisical student who loved to learn; a brilliant thinker whose ideas brought him fame but not necessarily understanding; a staunch pacifist in a era of war who felt compelled to sign a letter to President Roosevelt regarding the need for the U.S. to build the atomic bomb before the Germans; a secular Jew who became a spokesman for the Zionist cause. Wishinky's text is generally clear and thorough, blending the personal and professional into one linear whole. He is portrayed throughout as a man whose intellect dominated his life, at times to the detriment of those around him.
  wichitafriendsschool | May 22, 2016 |
This book was a well written biography which I thought was very intreging. ( )
  mrmcfluff | Jun 27, 2008 |
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DK's acclaimed DK Biography series tackles one of history's most colorful figures in DK Biography: Albert Einstein. Perfect for book reports or summer reading, the DK Biography series brings a new clarity and narrative voice to history's most colorful figures. Supports the Common Core State Standards.

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