Archive for the ‘Biography’ Category
Monday, April 3rd, 2006
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| Author: | Cristina Bjork |
| Illustrator: | Lena Anderson |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Children 8 and up |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 8 and up |
| Genre: | fiction, historical/art |
| Year of publication: | 1987 |
Young girl visits the places Monet lived and learns about how he translated his life into his paintings. |
(This is technically fiction, but the fiction provides lots of information about Monet and about how an artist lives and works.) |
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Posted in Biography, Conceptual: 8 and up, Culture, Female protagonist, Fiction, Gifted, History, Reading level: age 8 and up | Comments Closed
Saturday, April 1st, 2006
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| Author: | Richard Feynman |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Sophisticated readers |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 12 and up |
| Genre: | Non-fiction, autobiography |
| Year of publication: | 1985 |
First volume in inspiring autobiography of physicist (and all-around extremely intelligent and charming guy), Richard Feynman.
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If you found this review helpful and/or interesting, consider supporting our book habit: Buy this book!: Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman |
Posted in Biography, Conceptual: age 12 and up, Death is a central theme, Gifted, History, Reading level: age 8 and up, Science | Comments Closed
Saturday, April 1st, 2006
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| Author: | Paul Hoffman |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Sophisticated readers |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 12 and up |
| Genre: | Non-fiction, biography |
| Year of publication: | 1998 |
Biography of the brilliant mathematician, Paul Erdos. Inspiring because this extremely odd guy, who spoke in code and could not perform the normal functions most other human beings usually have to do (such as pay bills and cash checks), found ways to mentor promising young mathematicians and revolutionize mathematical thinking. |
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If you found this review helpful and/or interesting, consider supporting our book habit: Buy this book!: Man Who Loved Only Numbers, The : The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth |
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Saturday, April 1st, 2006
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| Author: | John D. Fitzgerald |
| Illustrator: | Mercer Mayer |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Children 12 and up |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 8 and up |
| Genre: | biographical |
| Year of publication: | 1967 |
First person story of one of three Catholic brothers growing up in turn of the century Mormon Utah.
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We were amazed at the similarities
and differences between then and now. For example, they had telephones, but used them only in emergencies. A boy's leg gets infected, he gets gangrene and
the leg is removed. The chapter about his attempts to commit suicide because he is "plumb useless" is terrifying, sad, and, eventually, funny.
The Great Brain, the middle brother, is the smartest and not ashamed.
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Posted in Biography, Child-raising, Conceptual: 8 and up, Culture, Dealing with bullies, Fiction, Gifted, History, Reading level: age 8 and up | Comments Closed
Monday, March 13th, 2006
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| Author: | Marguerite Henry |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Children 8 and up |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 8 and up |
| Genre: | non-fiction: animals |
| Year of publication: | 1948 |
Newbery award-winning story of Sham, the father of the modern thoroughbred, and the slave boy who believed in him. |
Gently written, but the facts of the tale are harrowing. The boy, his horse and his cat are regularly tossed out on the street by uncaring adults. I won't share the ending, but we found the boy's fate disturbing as well. |
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Posted in Animals, Biography, Conceptual: 8 and up, Culture, History, Reading level: age 8 and up | Comments Closed
Monday, October 17th, 2005
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| Author: | Paul Hoffman |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Sophisticated readers |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 12 and up |
| Genre: | Non-fiction, biography |
| Year of publication: | 1998 |
Biography of the brilliant mathematician, Paul Erdos. Inspiring because this extremely odd guy, who spoke in code and could not perform the normal functions most other human beings usually have to do (such as pay bills and cash checks), found ways to mentor promising young mathematicians and revolutionize mathematical thinking. |
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If you found this review helpful and/or interesting, consider supporting our book habit: Buy this book!: Man Who Loved Only Numbers, The : The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth |
Posted in Biography, Child-raising, Computers in society, Conceptual: age 12 and up, Culture, History, Math, Parenting gifted children, Reading level: age 12 and up, Science | Comments Closed
Sunday, May 30th, 2004
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| Author: | Lousia May Alcott |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Sophisticated readers |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Sophisticated readers |
| Genre: | fiction, historical |
| Year of publication: | 1864 |
Four sisters grow up poor, but mostly, with dignity, during the Civil War. |
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If you found this review helpful and/or interesting, consider supporting our book habit: Buy this book!: Little Women |
Posted in Biography, Child-raising, Conceptual: age 12 and up, Culture, Death is a central theme, Dickensian, Female protagonist, Fiction, History, Parenting gifted children, Reading level: age 12 and up | Comments Closed
