Library's review
This engaging non-fiction narrative of the life of Sir Isaac Newton features extensive primary source images, quotations, and samples from his own notebooks. They provide insight into the father of physics and one of the greatest scientists to have ever lived
Publication
Candlewick (2017), Edition: Illustrated, 176 pages
Description
Before Isaac Newton became the father of physics, an accomplished mathematician, or a leader of the scientific revolution, he was a boy living in an apothecary's house, observing and experimenting, recording his observations of the world in a tiny notebook. As a young genius living in a time before science as we know it existed, Isaac studied the few books he could get his hands on, built handmade machines, and experimented with alchemy--a process of chemical reactions that seemed, at the time, to be magical. Mary Losure's riveting narrative nonfiction account of Isaac's early life traces his development as a thinker from his childhood, in friendly prose that will capture the attention of today's budding scientists--as if by magic.
Awards
Orbis Pictus Award (Recommended Title — 2018)
Society of Midland Authors Award (Winner — Children's Nonfiction — 2018)
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction (Nominee — 2018)
Minnesota Book Awards (Finalist — Middle Grade Literature — 2018)
CCBC Choices (2018)
Notable Children's Book (2018)
Nerdy Book Award (2017)
Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids (Nonfiction — 2017)
Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List (Youth — 2018)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Informational Books for Older Readers — 2017)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
176
Physical description
176 p.; 9.38 inches
ISBN
0763670634 / 9780763670634
DDC/MDS
530.092 |
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