| Who Was Galileo? Contributor(s): Demuth, Patricia Brennan (Author), Who Hq (Author), O'Brien, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0448479850 ISBN-13: 9780448479859 Publisher: Penguin Workshop OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Renaissance - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Europe |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2014045708 |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Series: Who Was? |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.2" W x 7.4" (0.26 lbs) 112 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 172015 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 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 proposition. |