Lives of the scientists : experiments, explosions (and what the neighbors thought) / written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt.
Profiles 18 of history's most noteworthy scientists, from Zhang Heng and Isaac Newton to Albert Einstein and Barbara McClintock, sharing lesser-known facts about their favorite activities, relationships, and eccentricities -- Source other than Library of Congress.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780152059095
- Physical Description: 96 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Harcourt Children's Books, 2013.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 96).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Dragons and grogs / Zhang Heng -- Writing on horseback / Ibn Sina -- Full of stars--and himself / Galileo -- The importance of an apple / Isaac Newton -- "Promise not to call me a lunatic" / William and Caroline Herschel -- Throwing up at the sight of blood / Charles Darwin -- Caterpillars in the lab / Louis Pasteur -- Very famous dogs / Ivan Pavlov -- Science can be delicious / George Washington Carver -- A blue-green glow / Marie Curie -- Fooling around for eight hours a day / Albert Einstein -- Cowboy songs in the dark / Edwin Hubble -- Watering corn with her tears / Barbara McClintock -- "Computers were more fun" / Grace Murray Hopper -- Imagining surf / Rachel Carson -- "A dear old friend" / Chien-Shiung Wu -- "Two people are better than one" / James D. Watson and Francis Crick -- From waitress to world expert / Jane Goodall.
- Target Audience Note:
- NC1120L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.3 3 159557.
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- Subject:
- Science > History > Juvenile literature.
Scientists > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Scientists > Juvenile literature. - Genre:
- Biographies.
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- 30 of 31 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 31 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | JUV 509.22 KRU (Text) | 37810435098008 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
