Albert Einstein

History Maker Bios

by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson, Tim Parlin (Illustrator)

True or False? Albert Einstein graduated at the top of his high school class!

False! He was expelled from school for being a troublemaker.

His theories of relativity changed the way we look at the universe.
He turned down the presidency of Israel at age seventy-three. He said he was too old and too busy.
His name has come to mean "genius."

Read these other History Maker Bios about inventors and scientists who changed our world: Marie Curie, George Eastman, Thomas Edison, Milton Hershey, The Wright Brothers.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2008

About the author

Stephanie Sammartino McPherson wrote her first children's story in college. She enjoyed the process so much that she's never stopped writing. A former teacher and freelance newspaper writer, she has written twenty-eight books and numerous magazine stories. She especially enjoys writing about science and the human interest stories behind major discoveries.

Stephanie and her husband, Richard, live in Virginia but also call California home. They are the parents of two grown children.

Reviews

[Shelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fanatic picture/mini-chapter book on renowned scientist Albert Einstein. The layout is done well with small chronological chapters, nice photographs, a timeline, bibliography and websites to do further research. Most importantly though, this informative little book will leave readers wanting to learn more. Ideal age: elementary, middle school.

[Mellanie C]

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