Ordinary Genius: The Story of Albert Einstein

by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson

Overview

What do you think of when you hear the name Albert Einstein? Perhaps you picture an old man with rumpled clothing, a halo of wild white hair, and an impish grin. You might know that he developed two of the most important and complex theories in science, the theories of relativity. You probably think of the word genius. Albert Einstein may have been a genius—but he was also much more than that. Einstein was a man who hated violence and took a stand for peace in the world. He was a man who was proud to be Jewish and worked to ensure a better life for his people. And he was a man who never took himself—or his fame—too seriously, and only wanted to be treated like an ordinary person and live an ordinary life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781575050676
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/1995
Series:	Trailblazer Biographies
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	1,135,233
Product dimensions:	(w) x (h) x 0.22(d)
Lexile:	880L (what's this?)
Age Range:	11 - 12 Years

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 more than thirty books and numerous magazine stories. Her recent books include Hothouse Earth: The Climate Crisis and the Importance of Carbon Neutrality, winner of the Green Earth Book Award for young adult nonfiction, and Breakthrough: Katalin Karikó and the mRNA Vaccine. Stephanie and her husband, Richard, live in Virginia.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 5-8-The underlying theme of this clearly written biography is the subject's humanism. Otherwise, the book is similar to both Joyce Goldenstern's Albert Einstein (Enslow, 1995) and Milton Dank's Albert Einstein (Watts, 1983; o.p.). Many of the black-and-white photographs in McPherson's book appear in other titles, but some of the family pictures are not usually seen elsewhere. A worthwhile purchase-even for libraries owning Goldenstein's and Dank's volumes-because of its humanistic approach.-Margaret M. Hagel, Norfolk Public Library System, VA

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