Book Detail
Gutenberg |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Fisher, Leonard Everett | Illustrator: Fisher, Leonard Everett |
| Title: Gutenberg | Date: 1993 |
| Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Co. | City: New York, NY |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-02-735238-2 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: |
| Picture: Yes | |
General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): biography and autobiography | |
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies |
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Summary: |
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| This black and white picture book tells the story of Johann Gutenberg, creator of the printing press. It includes a map, time line, and afterword. | |
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| This book may especially appeal to adult students because Gutenberg clearly struggled throughout much of his life. The book would work well in a unit on biography (perhaps the class could compare and contrast authors' styles and choices of information to include) or a unit on inventions. Students might discuss or write about these topics: the need for/value of reading; grammar as the "foundation of learning"; impact of important inventions on society (perhaps compare with computers). Teachers may want to bring in other Fisher books, since he has a very distinctive style. www.mediahistory.com/time/gallery/gutenb.html | |
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