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Author:

Mara, Wil, author.

Title:

Albert Einstein / Wil Mara ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager.

Edition:

First American edition.

Publisher:

Dorling Kindersley,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

128 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Subject:

Einstein, Albert,--1879-1955--Juvenile literature.
Physicists--Germany--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.

Other Authors:

Ager, Charlotte, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Smart from the start -- School days -- The patent clerk -- The miracle year -- The academic -- A household name -- A man without a country -- Albert the American -- The Manhattan Project -- Final years.

Summary:

"Albert Einstein is known as one of the most brilliant people in history. His many theories and discoveries changed the way scientists think and work, and the way in which we look at and understand things. In this kids' biography for ages 8-12, learn all about Einstein's family and education, his travels and troubles, and the special compass he was given as a young boy that first set him on the path to questioning the world around him."-- provided by publisher.

Series:

DK life stories

ISBN:

1465474439
9781465474438

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1079204235

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

SPPE104 -- Independence Public Library (Independence)

CYPF706 -- Musser Public Library (Muscatine)

FFPC194 -- Nashua Public Library (Nashua)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)