Who Was Galileo?
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Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name. A name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope with which he was able to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit! He turned long held notions about the universe topsy turvy with his support of a sun-centric solar system. Patricia Brennan Demuth offers a sympathetic portrait of a brilliant man who lived in a time when speaking scientific truth to those in power was still a dangerous preposition. Review: Great service!! - Perfect for kids!! Review: Excellent read - This was bought to help an eleven year old write a school project on Galileo. It was enormously helpful, written in a lively and accessible way and giving more insight than an Internet trawl would. It got the whole family interested in Galileo!
| Best Sellers Rank | 134,907 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 29 in Children's Books on Renaissance History 64 in Children's Books on Medieval History 82 in Science & Technology Biographies for Children (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,827 Reviews |
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Perfect for kids!!
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Excellent read
This was bought to help an eleven year old write a school project on Galileo. It was enormously helpful, written in a lively and accessible way and giving more insight than an Internet trawl would. It got the whole family interested in Galileo!
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My son loves the book and the author is one of his favourite writers
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Useful for school project
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Bought for grandchildren
Bought for my grandchildren, I was not sure what to expect from the series but I was pleasantly surprised by the concentration on factual text rather than pages covered in colour pictures. There are numerous illustrations but they are all black-and-white drawings. The text allows the reader’s mind to create the picture - a refreshing change in a world in which moving, coloured pictures and videos are used to illustrate so much. Enjoyable.
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Je suis française et j'adore cette série. Elle est très accessible aux personnes/enfants parlant un anglais "scolaire". C'est une mine d'informations pour les exposés et autres devoirs de recherche. On le lit avec mon fils de 7 ans et il est passionné par la vie des ces grands hommes (et femmes). On trouve aussi bien dans cette collection, des livres sur des personnages historique comme Galilée que des personnages récents comme Michèle Obama. Bonne lecture!
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Love these books
My son is loving this whole series of books! He is 11 and really enjoys learning about the people in the books. They are fun, educational and easy to read!
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Nice book !
It was a gift to my grandson . He liked it a lot .
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Great Book!!! <3
This book is great! It is a great book about a man named Galileo in the Renaissance days around the 1400's-1500's. Great book to purchase! Amazing price! Will be purchasing more books from this series! :)
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