Librarian Who Measured the Earth, The |
Publication Information
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Author: Lasky, Kathryn |
Illustrator: Hawkes, Kevin |
Title: Librarian Who Measured the Earth, The |
Date: 1994 |
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-316-51526-4 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
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Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
nonfiction, biography and autobiography
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HSE Descriptor(s):
math
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Summary: |
A "responsibly imagined" biography of Eratosthenes, the librarian of the great library in Alexandria, Egypt,in the 3rd Century B. C., describes how he measured the circumference of the earth. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Although the text is relatively easy, Greek names and technical words might require pre-reading vocabulary activities such as Word Sort. The book makes an excellent way to get students talking about geometry, formulas, and so forth. In order to understand Eratosthenes' method, readers could break the process into discreet steps and then demonstrate it to someone else. Online searching for other "discoveries" of Eratosthenes and other Greek scientists would provide material for a timeline that then could be used to practice B.C. and A.D. dates. Pair the book with The Library of Alexandria. The book lends itself to map study. |
Teaching Strategies: |
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Helping Students in the Writing Process
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/help_writing_process.pdf
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Sketch to Stretch
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf
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Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/prob_solution.pdf
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Word Sorts
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/word_sorts.pdf
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