Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein |
Publication Information
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Author: Brown, Don |
Illustrator: Brown, Don |
Title: Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein |
Date: 2004 |
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-618-49298-4 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
biography and autobiography
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HSE Descriptor(s):
science| math
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Summary: |
This picture book biography of Albert Einstein focuses on his early years when he did not fit in--anywhere. Don Brown illustrates his book in delightful ink and watercolor and includes a biographical note updating the events of the book. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Readers can create a list of ways Einstein did not fit in followed by a discussion of what he didn't like about school, which should interest most students. Using that same list, students could write about how he might fit in a typical school today or how the characteristics that caused him to be an outsider contributed to his later success. Einstein's work in science and math make this an interesting book for students to read. Students may be interested in finding out about the childhoods of other famous people, then writing stories about their own or family memebers' childhoods. |
Teaching Strategies: |
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Agree? Disagree? Why?
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/agree_disagree_why.pdf
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Helping Students in the Writing Process
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/help_writing_process.pdf
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K-W-L Instruction Strategy
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
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Types of Journals
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf
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