Albert Einstein was a dope? / Dan Gutman ; illustrated by Allison Steinfeld.
Material type: TextSeries: Gutman, Dan. Wait! What? ; Publisher: New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 105 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781324015581
- 1324015586
- 9781324017059
- 1324017058
- Wait! what? : Albert Einstein was a dope?
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | EINSTEIN A. G984 | Available | 33111009807807 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Biography | EINSTEIN A. G984 | Available | 33111010510226 | ||||
Children's Book | Northport Library | Children's Biography | EINSTEIN A. G984 | Available | 33111009843877 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Albert Einstein was a high school dropout!
When he finally made it to college, he failed physics!
And when he died, his doctor saved his brain and eyeballs!
Wait! What?
Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most bizarre and unusual facts about the world-famous scientist, from his childhood and school days through his brilliant discoveries and his contribution to the development of the atomic bomb.
Narrated by the two spirited siblings and animated by Allison Steinfeld's upbeat illustrations, Wait! What? Albert Einstein Was a Dope? is an authoritative, accessible, and one-of-a-kind biography infused with Dan Gutman's signature zany sense of humor.
That's true, but... -- Stuff your teacher wants you to know about Albert Einstein... -- Baby Einstein -- The "miracle year" -- Getting famous -- The nutty professor -- Albert Einstein-- ladies' man! -- Einstein in his spare time -- Einstein and the bomb -- Einstein's later life -- Oh yeah? (stuff about Einstein that didn't fit anywhere else).
"From the best-selling author behind My Weird School: a quirky new biography series that casts fresh light on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Albert Einstein was a high school dropout, and that he failed his physics class when he finally made it to college? Or that when he died, his brain and eyeballs were removed from his body? Ever wondered why his hair looked so wild? Siblings Paige and Turner do-and they've collected some of the kookiest and most unusual facts about the world-famous scientist, from his childhood and school days through his time studying relativity and working on the atomic bomb. Narrated by the two spirited siblings and animated by Allison Steinfeld's upbeat illustrations, Albert Einstein Was a Dope? expertly balances authoritative information with Dan Gutman's signature zany humor"-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 7-10 Norton Young Readers.