The Value of curiosity: the Story of christopher columbus

ValueTales Series

by Spencer Johnson

Demonstrates the value of curiosity in the life of Christopher Columbus.

Genres: Biography, History, Childrens, Picture Books, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published July 1, 1977

About the author

Librarian’s note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Patrick Spencer Johnson was an American writer. He was known for the ValueTales series of children's books, and for his 1998 self-help book Who Moved My Cheese?, which recurred on the New York Times Bestseller list, on the Publishers Weekly Hardcover nonfiction list. Johnson was the chairman of Spencer Johnson Partners.

Reviews

[Becca Holcomb]

This book could be used to teach Social Studies. Mostly on a unit dealing with exploration, but it may need to be read over many lessons depending on the grade level.

[C.G. Fewston · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book when I was a kid and remember it fondly, and will have to revisit it with my children.

[Jecel Cortes · Rating 3 out of 5]

good book, would read again

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've thought long and hard about how to train children to be responsible and good people, and even more than that, how to train them to be heroes. Outside of the scriptures I don't know that there is a better way to light the fire in people to become good and great than by reading biographies about good and great people. The Value of Series by Spencer Johnson is one biographical series written for children that I can't recommend highly enough. All my children grow up reading them. How I wish every child in the world had the same privilege.