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Jeanne Bendick

Born

in New York City, The United States

February 25, 1919

Died

March 14, 2014

Genre

Children's Books, Science, History

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Jeanne Bendick was born February 25, 1919, in New York City. When she was growing up, her grandfather taught her how to draw. He often took her to the American Museum of Natural History in New York to see the different kinds of art.

In her books, Jeanne Bendick liked to make her drawings very simple. In many of her books, she helps her readers see how science is a part of everyday life. With her words and pictures, she takes things that are complicated and makes them easy to understand.

Jeanne Bendick wrote over 100 books and also wrote filmstrip and television scripts.

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Average rating: 3.87 · 4,805 ratings · 459 reviews · 149 distinct works • Similar authors

	Archimedes and the Door of Science 3.88 avg rating — 2,828 ratings — published 1962 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Galen and the Gateway to Medicine 3.88 avg rating — 523 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Along Came Galileo 3.77 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Herodotus and the Road to History 3.97 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Loch Ness Monster 3.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Much and How Many: The Story of Weights and Measures 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1947 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mathematics Illustrated Dictionary: Facts, Figures, and People 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1966 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Book of Space Travel 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1953 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eureka! It's Television! by Jeanne Bendick, Robert Bendick, Salvatore Murdocca 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to make a cloud (A Stepping-stone book) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1971	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Early Bird (6 books)
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3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings

Science Experiences (12 books)
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4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings

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“Because the Greeks thought that wondering was the beginning of thinking, they asked questions about everything, whether useful or useless.”
― Jeanne Bendick, Archimedes and the Door of Science

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― Jeanne Bendick, Archimedes and the Door of Science

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