Steve Jobs: My First Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs: My First Steve Jobs

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  • Author:Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
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Summary

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Steve Jobs, the visionary whose ideas still shape the world。

Steve Jobs grew up surrounded by inventors, in sunny Silicon Valley, California。 He and his friend Stephen Wozniak channeled their love of computers into their own inventions, building a successful company from Steve’s garage。 Steve thought that computers were the future, and his big ideas would transform the world and the way people use technology。 This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the brilliant businessman’s life。

Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists。 All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream。

This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats。 The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers。 The hardcover versions present expanded stories for beginning readers。 Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme。 Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games, and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children。

Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

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Reviews

Carla Johnson-Hicks

I have been enjoying The Little People, Big Dreams series and am thrilled with the Board Books that are being added to this series。 In My First Steve Jobs we meet Steve when he was newly adopted into the Jobs family。 We see highlights of his life from being an inquisitive child to an adult who co-founded Apple Computers。 Each page has one or two lines of text to complement the large, colourful and somewhat quirky illustrations。 I actually googled whether Steve Jobs wore shoes and apparently he w I have been enjoying The Little People, Big Dreams series and am thrilled with the Board Books that are being added to this series。 In My First Steve Jobs we meet Steve when he was newly adopted into the Jobs family。 We see highlights of his life from being an inquisitive child to an adult who co-founded Apple Computers。 Each page has one or two lines of text to complement the large, colourful and somewhat quirky illustrations。 I actually googled whether Steve Jobs wore shoes and apparently he was known as the barefoot student during his college days。 This is a great way to introduce younger children to these wonderful dreamers。 My granddaughter picked up right away that he wasn't wearing shoes, and even though my grandson was doing something else while I read to her, his interest was piqued by our discussion。 A great book to get children to dream and possibly do more investigation on their own。 The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book upon request, the rating and opinions shared are my own。 。。。more

Karla

Apple logo is like nectar to the gods for my children。 Right up there in popularity with the Golden Arches! Yet, they could tell me very little about Steve Jobs and the origin of the Apple firm。 They took to their beds with excitement for this story, full of facts about the hero with the vision to bring tech to our homes, with lots of bright illustrations and easy to read sentences。 This one is for early readers with short, simple sentences, or suitable to be read to babies and young children。 A Apple logo is like nectar to the gods for my children。 Right up there in popularity with the Golden Arches! Yet, they could tell me very little about Steve Jobs and the origin of the Apple firm。 They took to their beds with excitement for this story, full of facts about the hero with the vision to bring tech to our homes, with lots of bright illustrations and easy to read sentences。 This one is for early readers with short, simple sentences, or suitable to be read to babies and young children。 Another hit Little People, Big Dreams book。 It gets a yes from my little people。 。。。more

joyce w。 laudon

This title is an entry in the Little People, Big Dreams series for the very youngest children。 The story is simply told and filled with illustrations。 Young listeners will learn about Steve’s interests and curiosity, and how these led to his and his friend’s creation of the home computer。 They will see that Steve changed the world in ways that had not previously been imagined。The first pages mention that Steve had been adopted。 I feel that perhaps a bit more (like the next page or so) could have This title is an entry in the Little People, Big Dreams series for the very youngest children。 The story is simply told and filled with illustrations。 Young listeners will learn about Steve’s interests and curiosity, and how these led to his and his friend’s creation of the home computer。 They will see that Steve changed the world in ways that had not previously been imagined。The first pages mention that Steve had been adopted。 I feel that perhaps a bit more (like the next page or so) could have said something about his family life。 As it is, the fact just hangs there a bit。I liked this entry in the series。 However, it felt a bit like an ad for Apple to me。 Nonetheless, young listeners will have been introduced to an original and an icon。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title。 All opinions are my own。 3。5 stars 。。。more

Jo

Always enjoyed this series!This one about the whiz kid who starts Apple。 From this tiny book, I learned so much about Steve Jobs。 How computers fascinate him, and his adventure creating the smart computer, that now help us in the form of smartphones, smart tablets, or even music player。

Catherine

I always enjoy the Little People, Big Dreams books。 This one is about Steve Jobs, who created the big tech giant Apple。 I enjoyed reading about his life as a child and how he grew up to be successful and help so many people with technology。Many thanks to the author, publisher and Net Galley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。

Atul_reads

Thank you Netgalley and Frances Lincoln Children's Books for approving my request。 I had read a few titles of this series and came to love them。 It's always motivating and suits best to raise confidence in children and even adults。 When you read them, it makes you realise that those people who make a change in this world, also started from small and often have a lot of disadvantages in their lives。 Despite that, they don't give up。 They use it as a stepping stone to achieving something bigger。 T Thank you Netgalley and Frances Lincoln Children's Books for approving my request。 I had read a few titles of this series and came to love them。 It's always motivating and suits best to raise confidence in children and even adults。 When you read them, it makes you realise that those people who make a change in this world, also started from small and often have a lot of disadvantages in their lives。 Despite that, they don't give up。 They use it as a stepping stone to achieving something bigger。 They believe in their ability and capability, continuously pursuit their curiosity and doesn't surrender to their drawback。 That, I believe, is worth so much respect。 👏🏻 。。。more

Kelly

This simple telling of Jobs' life gives a great idea of how he grew up, and how he came to develop Apple。 This simple telling of Jobs' life gives a great idea of how he grew up, and how he came to develop Apple。 。。。more

Natalie

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。Steve Jobs is a great addition to the Little People Big Dreams series for children。 This biography for children is a nice and personal introduction for children to who Steve Jobs was and how he started the Apple products that most households today have at least one form of product by apple in them today。 These books are inspirational and encouraging to children to chase their I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。Steve Jobs is a great addition to the Little People Big Dreams series for children。 This biography for children is a nice and personal introduction for children to who Steve Jobs was and how he started the Apple products that most households today have at least one form of product by apple in them today。 These books are inspirational and encouraging to children to chase their dreams。 。。。more

Katie

"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。" As much as I love this collection of books, I felt like this one was a little disjointed。 It really jumped through his childhood very quickly and with essentially headers。 Then it mentioned a friend he talked to about art, but never mentioned her again。 "I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。" As much as I love this collection of books, I felt like this one was a little disjointed。 It really jumped through his childhood very quickly and with essentially headers。 Then it mentioned a friend he talked to about art, but never mentioned her again。 。。。more

Donna Maguire

This is another brilliant addition to this series – even as an adult I look out for the next book in the series being released!I love the images in this series and this is a delightful introduction to Steve Jobs – a person who I find interesting as an adult – he was so determined to succeed and his innovations and ideas really had such an impact and helped change the world of technology。This series is an excellent introduction to some of the well-known, and less well-known people that have had a This is another brilliant addition to this series – even as an adult I look out for the next book in the series being released!I love the images in this series and this is a delightful introduction to Steve Jobs – a person who I find interesting as an adult – he was so determined to succeed and his innovations and ideas really had such an impact and helped change the world of technology。This series is an excellent introduction to some of the well-known, and less well-known people that have had a great impact in our lives through a variety of areas。I love the variety of people chosen and the mix of backgrounds that they have too and that there is an equal mix of genders and ethnic backgrounds too – literally everyone can be embraced by this seriesIt is 5 stars from me for this one – a delightful read and one I will be very highly recommending! 。。。more

Jan

Little People, BIG DREAMSThe lesson of the life of Steve Jobs is to follow the path of your curiosity--as he did! He was born and adopted into a family in California。 That was a good thing since he preferred to go barefoot all the time。 He was very curious about electronics and wanted to figure out how to make them easier for everyone to use。 That got easier when he partnered with his friend Wozniak and started a business in a garage, and later got a whole team together to become Apple!The illus Little People, BIG DREAMSThe lesson of the life of Steve Jobs is to follow the path of your curiosity--as he did! He was born and adopted into a family in California。 That was a good thing since he preferred to go barefoot all the time。 He was very curious about electronics and wanted to figure out how to make them easier for everyone to use。 That got easier when he partnered with his friend Wozniak and started a business in a garage, and later got a whole team together to become Apple!The illustrations that are mostly simple and forthright as created by Aura Lewis。One of a series for adults to read to children and for ESL to polish their English and learn about people who have shaped their world。I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley。 Thank you! 。。。more

Danielle Russell

Okay, so I know this is designed to be for children, but I felt like more information could have been included to help provide more of an educational aspect to the book。 It's not bad, but it's definitely not great, especially when you consider how many children's non-fiction books there are out there。 Than you to Netgalley for the free digital copy of this title on exchange for an honest review。 Okay, so I know this is designed to be for children, but I felt like more information could have been included to help provide more of an educational aspect to the book。 It's not bad, but it's definitely not great, especially when you consider how many children's non-fiction books there are out there。 Than you to Netgalley for the free digital copy of this title on exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

theliterateleprechaun

Five-star review from my 5-year-old nephew! He chose this book to read and orally review with me because he wanted to learn about the man behind the invention of his iPad。 He instantly saw a connection between Steve Jobs’ love of figuring things out to his own love of seeing how things work。 My nephew’s huge smile lead to giggles thinking of all the times he’s taken pens apart to see how they work and left springs and pen parts all over the house。 I love this series because it gives children the Five-star review from my 5-year-old nephew! He chose this book to read and orally review with me because he wanted to learn about the man behind the invention of his iPad。 He instantly saw a connection between Steve Jobs’ love of figuring things out to his own love of seeing how things work。 My nephew’s huge smile lead to giggles thinking of all the times he’s taken pens apart to see how they work and left springs and pen parts all over the house。 I love this series because it gives children the inspiration and courage to believe in themselves and dream BIG。 The first thing we giggled at was seeing Steve Jobs as a baby in a onesie…。a black onesie! Was there ever any doubt?! This lead to a ‘find Waldo’ spree through the book to find Steve Jobs on every page。 My nephew quickly found him by searching for the black T-shirt…even when the 1970s Steve had long hair, he was easy to find! My 8-year-old niece noticed that the “illustrator captured Steve’s quirky grin, too!”Despite this being the ‘Baby Edition,’ the kids still loved the message and it provided an opportunity for my nephew to read this one。 We loved learning about the visionary whose ideas shaped the world we live in and how a simple love of figuring things out lead to forming a company in a garage – a company that still influences how we use technology today。 Publishes August 24, 2021。I was gifted this advance copy by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review。 。。。more

Lindsey

Super cute illustrations - I loved the style and all the colors。 The bio felt a little disjointed - it seems like in this short, kids form would have been better to follow the tech angle all the way through。 But I enjoyed reading it with my 4yo and talking about how computers have changed。

Kate

I thought this was a cute and informative book on Steve Jobs! It had fun illustrations and simplified prose and my toddler was glued to the book as I read! Great addition to the series!

Jennie Seaman

This was a really interesting little picture book about Steve Jobs。 I personally didn't know much about his background, so this was a good way to kinda get to know the basics。 My 4-year old niece was interested as we were reading as well。 She asked questions and interacted while we were reading! Love this series of books! This was a really interesting little picture book about Steve Jobs。 I personally didn't know much about his background, so this was a good way to kinda get to know the basics。 My 4-year old niece was interested as we were reading as well。 She asked questions and interacted while we were reading! Love this series of books! 。。。more

Isaac Frost

Little People, Big Dreams: Steve Jobs, is about the life of Steve Jobs。 The book talks about how Steve Jobs was adopted and raised。 He was considered to be a nerd/hippy by most of his class。 However, Steve Jobs did what he wanted to do and took a trip to India。 Through this trip, he learned the art of mediation and to be at peace。 He applied this same principle to Apple and the world hasn't been the same since。This book was very informative and I enjoyed reading it。 The book provided a good over Little People, Big Dreams: Steve Jobs, is about the life of Steve Jobs。 The book talks about how Steve Jobs was adopted and raised。 He was considered to be a nerd/hippy by most of his class。 However, Steve Jobs did what he wanted to do and took a trip to India。 Through this trip, he learned the art of mediation and to be at peace。 He applied this same principle to Apple and the world hasn't been the same since。This book was very informative and I enjoyed reading it。 The book provided a good overview of Steve Jobs' life and who he was as a person。I believe that this book would be used well in having student's do their own research。 After the students have learned researched about their historical figure (one would have Steve Jobs), they would write a short summary of their historical figure's life。 。。。more

Laura

Once again, Little People, Big Dreams, brings a wonderful biography for the picture book readers。 These books make it easy to see how famous people's lives were as they were growing up。Of course, because it is a picture book, it only touches very lightly on Steve Jobs life, but like all the books in this series, there is hope that this will make kids want to find out more about his life。Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review。 Once again, Little People, Big Dreams, brings a wonderful biography for the picture book readers。 These books make it easy to see how famous people's lives were as they were growing up。Of course, because it is a picture book, it only touches very lightly on Steve Jobs life, but like all the books in this series, there is hope that this will make kids want to find out more about his life。Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review。 。。。more

Vanessa

Steve Jobs by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara is another release in the Little People, Big Dreams series, which I have reviewed frequently on here。 I just love these little books。 They are always packed with facts about the person who they are writing about and full of colourful illustrations throughout。This book is about Steve Jobs Steve grew up surrounded by inventors, in sunny Silicon Valley, California。 He and his friend Stephen Wozniak channeled their love of computers into their own inventions Steve Jobs by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara is another release in the Little People, Big Dreams series, which I have reviewed frequently on here。 I just love these little books。 They are always packed with facts about the person who they are writing about and full of colourful illustrations throughout。This book is about Steve Jobs Steve grew up surrounded by inventors, in sunny Silicon Valley, California。 He and his friend Stephen Wozniak channeled their love of computers into their own inventions, building a successful company from Steve’s garage。 Steve thought that computers were the future, and his big ideas would transform the world and the way people use technology。I found this little book full of easy to read, with great Illustrations throughout this small book。It's one you should definitely buy for your little readers so they can learn about him He was a genius! I am so glad these books are being published and I highly recommend all of these booksMany thanks to Frances Lincoln Children’s Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Ula

5 out of 5 🌟Let's be dreamersLittle People, Big Dreams< are short children's books about exceptional people who changed the way we’re looking at the world now。 They're enjoyable pieces of non-fiction to savor along with your tiny humans。 I love biographies of people who dared to be different, and these short books are one of my favorites。Each book in the series is illustrated by different artists with their unique style that even non-art-savvy like me can appreciate。 'Steve Jobs' is illustrated 5 out of 5 🌟Let's be dreamersLittle People, Big Dreams< are short children's books about exceptional people who changed the way we’re looking at the world now。 They're enjoyable pieces of non-fiction to savor along with your tiny humans。 I love biographies of people who dared to be different, and these short books are one of my favorites。Each book in the series is illustrated by different artists with their unique style that even non-art-savvy like me can appreciate。 'Steve Jobs' is illustrated by Aura Lewis with rainbow precision and style that fits the '70s perfectly。The read is appropriate for K–2G readers or read-along with parents for younger ones。 It's informative and compelling for both adults and children。Thank you Netgalley and the publisher Quatro Kids for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and feelings are my own。 。。。more

April Gray

Another great entry into this series! In this book, readers get a taste of the life of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple。 An added bonus is this gives kids a chance to see what life was like before computers became common in households around the world。 The whimsical art gives a feel for Jobs' offbeat character, and adds a lot to the story。#SteveJobs #NetGalley Another great entry into this series! In this book, readers get a taste of the life of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple。 An added bonus is this gives kids a chance to see what life was like before computers became common in households around the world。 The whimsical art gives a feel for Jobs' offbeat character, and adds a lot to the story。#SteveJobs #NetGalley 。。。more

Jo

I adore this series of books and am so pleased that some of the titles have now made it into our school library and science room! Told in child-friendly language with bright pictures, this is a great introduction to the life of Steve Jobs。I received an eARC of this book from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。

Ben Truong

Steve Jobs is a children's picture book written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and illustrated by Aura Lewis。 It is a cursory biography of Steve Jobs – the co-founder of Apple Inc。Steven Paul Jobs was an American business magnate, industrial designer, investor, and media proprietor。 He was the chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Apple Inc。, the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar, a member of The Walt Disney Company's board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar, Steve Jobs is a children's picture book written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and illustrated by Aura Lewis。 It is a cursory biography of Steve Jobs – the co-founder of Apple Inc。Steven Paul Jobs was an American business magnate, industrial designer, investor, and media proprietor。 He was the chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Apple Inc。, the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar, a member of The Walt Disney Company's board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar, and the founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT。 Jobs is widely recognized as a pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak。Vegara's text is rather simplistic, straightforward, and informative。 It starts off with a young Steve Jobs seeing a computer at twelve years old – a huge one and inspired him to revolutionize how computers work from personal computer at homes to hand-held computers on mobile phones。 Backmatter includes a concise and informative biography timeline of Steve Jobs' life。 Lewis' illustrations are simplistic and colorful, but apropos to the target audience。The premise of the book is rather straightforward。 It traces Steve Jobs' life from his childhood in his adoptive family to when he first say a computer when he was twelve years old and was inspired from the encounter and eventually make the computer accessible to the masses。 It surely shows that Steve Jobs was a person with a dream, worked hard at it, and made his dreams come true。All in all, Steve Jobs is a wonderful biography of a little boy who was inspired by his encounter with a computer and pursues his dream to become one of the greatest computer innovators and revolutionist in the field。 。。。more

Andréa

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。

PattyMacDotComma

4★“One day, he joined a club for curious kids run by an electronics company。 Fascinated by the walkie-talkies and instant cameras, Steve stumbled on a mysterious machine that he had never seen before。”Steve was born in San Francisco and adopted。 The first illustration of him in a baby onesie (black!) with feet is the only one where his feet are covered! The author doesn’t mention his predilection for bare feet (and jeans), but an observant child may notice。 Steve liked helping his dad fixing thi 4★“One day, he joined a club for curious kids run by an electronics company。 Fascinated by the walkie-talkies and instant cameras, Steve stumbled on a mysterious machine that he had never seen before。”Steve was born in San Francisco and adopted。 The first illustration of him in a baby onesie (black!) with feet is the only one where his feet are covered! The author doesn’t mention his predilection for bare feet (and jeans), but an observant child may notice。 Steve liked helping his dad fixing things in the workshop, but he wasn’t as enthusiastic about school。But he did get fascinated by walkie-talkies when he joined an electronics club at school, and when they saw a computer, that was it for him。 He loved it!Steve was only 12, and there was no way he was going to fit this in his room![A side-note here。 I have a friend who worked with these enormous early computers at Sydney University, and I went to see them with him one day and remember narrow row after row, kind of like the library stacks, where technicians had to wander along to test and attack unbelievably big tangles of wires to find faults。 My friend was one of the clever people who had the knack!]In high school, Steve made friends with Steve Wozniak, ‘Woz’, often referred to now as ‘the other Steve’, an electronics enthusiast with engineering talent。 But going on to college was not for Steve Jobs。Steve just sat in on a few classes that interested him, like calligraphy, with its artistic letters。Then he took off to India to learn how to meditate and find himself (my words)。“He knew that one day, everything he had learned would connect。”Meanwhile, Woz was working for Hewlett-Packard and still tinkering in his garage, trying to build a small computer。 Jobs thought it would be great if everyone could have a computer at home。The two Steves decided to go into business together!Jobs was full of ideas and enthusiasm, not to mention salesmanship, while Woz was the engineering brains。They named their company ‘Apple’, and set up business in Woz’s garage。The rest, as they say, is history。 Apple became hugely successful, selling home computers, but Steve Jobs saw more for the future。 “Steve knew that great things are never done by one person, but by a team of people。 He hired the most talented artists, designers, and engineers, and challenged them to think differently to create the most extraordinary devices。”He imagined all kinds of things and tried to find people who could make them real。 Steve Jobs, shown in ‘photos’ on the wall from 1975 to 2001, followed his intuition, and Apple developed many innovative products。The last pages of these Little People books always have a few real photographs, a short, slightly more adult biography and then some suggestions of where to find other reference material。It’s a great little series, and I hope libraries everywhere are collecting them。 I reckon they are as enjoyable for adults as for children, and they always send me down a few rabbit holes to find out more about the big people that these little people became with their BIG DREAMS。Here’s a real photo (apparently from an early Apple press handout) of the Two Steves in their tinkering youth, which I imagine is the one that inspired the illustration above in Woz's garage。 Thanks to #NetGalley and Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for the preview copy。 。。。more

Em__Jay

STEVE JOBS is another great addition to the Little People, BIG DREAMS series。 I really enjoy these stories that often showcase that the humblest of beginnings are no barrier to achieving big dreams。These books are aimed at young children but I tend to discover facts about these people that I never knew myself。 I like the facts and photos section, as well as suggestions for further reading。The illustrations are typically good but I agree with other reviewers that the illustrative Steve does come STEVE JOBS is another great addition to the Little People, BIG DREAMS series。 I really enjoy these stories that often showcase that the humblest of beginnings are no barrier to achieving big dreams。These books are aimed at young children but I tend to discover facts about these people that I never knew myself。 I like the facts and photos section, as well as suggestions for further reading。The illustrations are typically good but I agree with other reviewers that the illustrative Steve does come across as androgynous and to me, a little strange。 Information about the series and books within the series can be found on the publisher’s website: https://www。quartoknows。com/Little-Pe。。。Review copy courtesy of Netgalley and the publisher。 。。。more

Wayne McCoy

'Steve Jobs' by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara with illustrations by Aura Lewis is a biography of the famous tech founder told for young readers。Steve Jobs was adopted and raised in San Francisco。 From an early age, he was intrigued by how things were made。 He decided that school wasn't for him, so he dropped out and snuck in to classes that interested him。 His friend Woz was building a new computer and together they founded a little company called Apple。I'm usually more enamored of this series, bu 'Steve Jobs' by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara with illustrations by Aura Lewis is a biography of the famous tech founder told for young readers。Steve Jobs was adopted and raised in San Francisco。 From an early age, he was intrigued by how things were made。 He decided that school wasn't for him, so he dropped out and snuck in to classes that interested him。 His friend Woz was building a new computer and together they founded a little company called Apple。I'm usually more enamored of this series, but I found this one to be kind of bland。 The illustrations are fine。 Perhaps it's because it's a story I know a bit more。 I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook。 。。。more

Chari Regina

We love all the books in this series。 My daughter always seems to choose these over other books。 This one was a nice read about the life of Steve Jobs。 My 5 year old asked some great questions after reading this book。 If you have enjoyed other books in this series I would recommend this one as well! The publisher made this available for review via netgalley。 This is my honest review。

Panda Incognito

I really like this picture book biography series, and this is a great addition。 The author mentions that Steve Jobs was adopted, which is great for kids with similar backgrounds, and she shows how he developed his technological interests and abilities over time。 This book is a great introduction to his life, and will also teach kids about how rapidly technology has changed, from computers that take up entire rooms to devices that we can hold in the palms of our hands。 This book invites curiosity I really like this picture book biography series, and this is a great addition。 The author mentions that Steve Jobs was adopted, which is great for kids with similar backgrounds, and she shows how he developed his technological interests and abilities over time。 This book is a great introduction to his life, and will also teach kids about how rapidly technology has changed, from computers that take up entire rooms to devices that we can hold in the palms of our hands。 This book invites curiosity and wonder, includes brief but adequate representation of Jobs's religious beliefs, and can encourage children who feel frustrated with school。As another reviewer notes, this book could send mixed messages by encouraging children to devalue education。 However, even though that is a valid concern, this book also shows that kids who are not comfortable in traditional educational environments are not destined to be failures, but can learn, explore, and succeed outside of the classroom。Overall, this was a four star biography for me, but I am giving it an extra star for how well it represents both Jobs's life and the development of technology。 This is a great resource for children who are not familiar with this part of history, because in addition to telling a life story, it also shows the growth of the digital revolution and provides a great example of entrepreneurship and creativity。I received a temporary digital copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more