The amazing discoveries of Ibn Sina / by Fatima Sharafeddine ; pictures by Intelaq Mohammed Ali.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: Arabic Publisher: Toronto, Ontario ; Berkeley, CA : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cmContent type: - still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1554987105 (bound)
- 9781554987108 (bound)
- Ibn Sina. English
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Avicenna S531 | Available | 33111008013787 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The life story of Ibn Sina (980-1037), one of the greatest philosophers, scientists and physicians of the Islamic world.
Born in Persia more than a thousand years ago, Ibn Sina was one of the greatest thinkers of his time -- a philosopher, scientist and physician who made significant discoveries, especially in the field of medicine, and wrote more than one hundred books.
As a child, Ibn Sina was extremely bright, a voracious reader who loved to learn and was fortunate to have the best teachers. He memorized the Qur'an by the age of ten and completed his medical studies at sixteen. He spent his life traveling, treating the sick, seeking knowledge through research, and writing about his discoveries. He came up with new theories in the fields of physics, chemistry, astronomy and education. His most famous work is The Canon of Medicine, a collection of books that were used for teaching in universities across the Islamic world and Europe for centuries.
Ibn Sina's story, told in the first person and beautifully illustrated, provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of the great intellects of the past.
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.3
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3
Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
"First published in 2013 in Arabic as Ibn Sina by Kalimat"--title page.
Introduces young readers to Ibn Sina, telling his story as he might tell it himself. It provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of this philosopher, scientist and physician who was one of the greatest thinkers of his time.