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Series

Giants of Science

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

[2013]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO FRANKLIN 2013
1 available

Description

"Kathleen Krull sheds new light on the Benjamin Franklin--who considered science his true calling in life, not nation building--in this perceptive, fair-minded portrait."--

2) Starstruck: the cosmic journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson

Author

Step into reading. Step 3

Series

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IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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J BIO TYSON 2021
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J BIO TYSON 2018
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Description

"A picture-book biography on science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generation of young scientists and astronomers to reach for the stars!"--

3) Leonardo da Vinci

Author

Series

Giants of science

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

[2005]

Language

English

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J BIO DA VINCI 2005
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J BIO DA VINCI 2005
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4) Albert Einstein

Author

Series

Giants of science (Viking) volume 5

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

c2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

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Description

This biography profiles the life and times of German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, whose contributions to the field earned him a Nobel Prize.

5) Lives of the scientists: experiments, explosions (and what the neighbors thought)

Author

Series

Lives of--

Publisher

Harcourt Children's Books

Pub. Date

2013.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

On Shelf

Northwest Reno Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 925 KRULL 2013
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Incline Village Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 925 KRULL 2013
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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 925 KRULL 2013
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Description

Profiles many 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.