Albert Einstein Was a Dope?
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- Author：Dan Gutman
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Summary
Did you know that Albert Einstein was a high school dropout， and that he failed his physics class when he finally made it to college？ Or that when he died， his brain and eyeballs were removed from his body？ Ever wondered why his hair looked so wild？ Siblings Paige and Turner do—and they’ve collected some of the kookiest and most unusual facts about the world-famous scientist， from his childhood and school days through his time studying relativity and working on the atomic bomb。
Narrated by the two spirited siblings and animated by Allison Steinfeld’s upbeat illustrations， Albert Einstein Was a Dope？ expertly balances authoritative information with Dan Gutman’s signature zany humor。
Narrated by the two spirited siblings and animated by Allison Steinfeld’s upbeat illustrations， Albert Einstein Was a Dope？ expertly balances authoritative information with Dan Gutman’s signature zany humor。
Reviews
Melody
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written with snippets of information being shared between two kids。good format for information。enjoyable read
Mills College Library
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530。092 G9848 2021
Maybee Library
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This is a perfect book to add humor to history for kids！ Albert Einstein was not what society tells us a "typical" genius looks like。 While giving Albert's life history and background， all of his accomplishments， and failures this books shares all his quirks and struggles。 Letting us see that everyone is "non-typical" and that's a great thing。 Einstein was a goof， forgetful， unique， and his very own oddly beautiful fella！ This book reminds of that that's ok。 I absolutely would recommend this un This is a perfect book to add humor to history for kids！ Albert Einstein was not what society tells us a "typical" genius looks like。 While giving Albert's life history and background， all of his accomplishments， and failures this books shares all his quirks and struggles。 Letting us see that everyone is "non-typical" and that's a great thing。 Einstein was a goof， forgetful， unique， and his very own oddly beautiful fella！ This book reminds of that that's ok。 I absolutely would recommend this unique book。 。。。more
Nancy Kennedy
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In this new series， well-known children's author Dan Gutman writes about famous people in an appealing way for the young reader。 He has created a sibling brother and sister pair who impart bits and bytes about the person in a running dialog， almost like a text thread （although， of course， with more words）。Quick: What do you know about Albert Einstein？ E = mc2。 Maybe that's the sum total of what you know。 Dan Gutman can even explain that complicated concept in a way children can understand。 But k In this new series， well-known children's author Dan Gutman writes about famous people in an appealing way for the young reader。 He has created a sibling brother and sister pair who impart bits and bytes about the person in a running dialog， almost like a text thread （although， of course， with more words）。Quick: What do you know about Albert Einstein？ E = mc2。 Maybe that's the sum total of what you know。 Dan Gutman can even explain that complicated concept in a way children can understand。 But kids will also be fascinated about the lesser known quirky facts about this famous scientist。 He played violin and piano， he might have become president of Israel， he had pets。 Gutman frames the biography with an intriguing teaser about Einstein's brain and eyeballs that will power kids through the book。The text is broken up with illustrations， quotes， comic asides and sidebars that tell the reader more about Einstein or about the times he lived in。 You learn who else was born on the day he was born， his favorite foods， movies that have an Einstein character and other bits of trivia that round out the necessary information， some of which is cleverly packed into a chapter titled "Stuff Your Teacher Wants You to Know。"The series will continue with other famous people， including Muhammad Ali and Amelia Earhart。 These brief and lively biographies are a great way to humanize historical figures for young readers。 。。。more
Melanie Dulaney
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Middle grade readers who enjoy the Who Was/What Was series will flock to Dan Gutman’s new Wait！ What？ books。 In this informational text on Albert Einstein， brother/sister duo Paige and Turner （Ha！ Did you get that？） carry on dialogue about the things this famous mathematician did， said， influenced， wrote， etc。 And while there is a very fact-driven timeline at the start， most of the coverage is on lesser know aspects of Einstein’s life。 With the format used， plenty of white space & graphics， all Middle grade readers who enjoy the Who Was/What Was series will flock to Dan Gutman’s new Wait！ What？ books。 In this informational text on Albert Einstein， brother/sister duo Paige and Turner （Ha！ Did you get that？） carry on dialogue about the things this famous mathematician did， said， influenced， wrote， etc。 And while there is a very fact-driven timeline at the start， most of the coverage is on lesser know aspects of Einstein’s life。 With the format used， plenty of white space & graphics， all readers in grades 4-6 should find this book accessible， informative， and entertaining。 Whether the library be home， school， or public， this series should be a part of it。 Thanks for the preview copy， Amazon Vine。 。。。more
Cassie Reynolds
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**Thank you author and publisher for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review**I'm always looking for non-fiction titles to add to my classroom library， so I think my students will enjoy this series， too！ I think this new series of biographies is going to be as popular as the Who Is/Was。。。 series which are a hit with my students。 This one was just as fun as reading book number one about Muhammed Ali。 The illustrations are hilarious and really add to the interesting facts about Einstein。 I mean， **Thank you author and publisher for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review**I'm always looking for non-fiction titles to add to my classroom library， so I think my students will enjoy this series， too！ I think this new series of biographies is going to be as popular as the Who Is/Was。。。 series which are a hit with my students。 This one was just as fun as reading book number one about Muhammed Ali。 The illustrations are hilarious and really add to the interesting facts about Einstein。 I mean， who doesn’t want to know that Einstein’s brain and eyeballs were removed and kept after his death。 This is definitely another fun non-fiction text that we will be adding to our classroom library！ 。。。more
Ryan
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Book number two in this new beginning biography series was really fun。 Each book in this series starts out extremely formulaic， almost Word for Word， except changing out the subject's name and little clues or information about the subject。 I really like how the book gives you something to look forward to and this time it’s knowing what happened to Einstein‘s brain in his eyeballs。 The book is easy to understand and while it mentions the more boring stuff or as the book calls it “stuff your teach Book number two in this new beginning biography series was really fun。 Each book in this series starts out extremely formulaic， almost Word for Word， except changing out the subject's name and little clues or information about the subject。 I really like how the book gives you something to look forward to and this time it’s knowing what happened to Einstein‘s brain in his eyeballs。 The book is easy to understand and while it mentions the more boring stuff or as the book calls it “stuff your teacher wants you to know” it also has lots of things that seem very random but are intriguing and will keep kids attention。 。。。more
I _teach_muggles
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Dan Gutman is a well-known author of children’s books and his latest offering is a series of non-fiction reads that take a look at famous faces and reveal some of the more interesting facts and probably lesser-known details about their lives。You’ve probably heard of the name Albert Einstein， he was - after all - one of the greatest scientists of all time。 Labelled as， “Completely cuckoo，” by J。 Robert Oppenheimer - physicist and Father of the Atomic Bomb， Einstein may have had the appearance of Dan Gutman is a well-known author of children’s books and his latest offering is a series of non-fiction reads that take a look at famous faces and reveal some of the more interesting facts and probably lesser-known details about their lives。You’ve probably heard of the name Albert Einstein， he was - after all - one of the greatest scientists of all time。 Labelled as， “Completely cuckoo，” by J。 Robert Oppenheimer - physicist and Father of the Atomic Bomb， Einstein may have had the appearance of a mad professor or circus clown but he was a scientific genius who changed science and the way we viewed the world。In this lively and funny read， siblings Paige and Turner share all sorts of irreverent， bizarre and unusual facts along with a few of the more normal things you need to know about Albert Einstein。 The whole book is filled with facts and the kind of information that kids want to know。 I mean， who doesn’t want to know that Einstein’s brain and eyeballs were removed and kept after his death。 Or that he was so incredibly forgetful that one time he couldn’t remember where he lived and on another occasion he got lost in his own hotel suite！ Or that he would send he his dirty washing to his former girlfriend so she could clean it for him。Every aspect of Einstein’s life is covered， from his childhood where he had problems learning how to talk to becoming a high school drop-out， his early career to becoming a Nobel Prize winner。 Amongst other things， Paige and Turner discuss Einstein’s thought experiments， his theory of relativity and the most famous equation in history E=mc2。 Children will be amazed by the young man who worked in a low level job at the patent office and went onto become the first world-famous rock-star scientist who would be named Time magazine's ‘Person of the Century’。The easy to read and chatty conversational style will appeal to many readers and there are plenty of lively illustrations that break up the text。 Random facts are peppered throughout and are often presented as lists， including: people who share the same birthday with Einstein， famous events that happened on the day he was born， things that he influenced， a list of demands for the wife that he wanted to divorce and his favourite foods。There is so much information and good trivia packed into this entertaining and engaging read。 Presented differently to most non-fiction texts， readers will find the information is easy to access and is easy to digest and in its bite-sized chunks。 I learnt a lot about the life of Albert Einstein and I thoroughly enjoyed it all。Recommended for 8+。With thanks to Dan Gutman and Norton Young Readers for the advanced reader copy that was received via NetGalley。 。。。more
Brittany N Wilson
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This is the second book in this series I have read and I’ll say again， I think it’s going to be wildly popular。 The illustrations are hilarious and really add to the interesting facts。 It’s a unique way to do a biography a lot of fun。 I learned a lot！
Jen
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This book was not written for me obviously but I think elementary school aged children who like humorous books would enjoy it。 I’m not sure how I feel about the tactic of calling Einstein a “dope” and a “loser” but maybe those words appeal to some children。 There is a plethora of information about his life provided and I definitely learned a lot。 （I did know that his brain was kept after his death as I have seen part of it at the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia！） This book is great for getting a b This book was not written for me obviously but I think elementary school aged children who like humorous books would enjoy it。 I’m not sure how I feel about the tactic of calling Einstein a “dope” and a “loser” but maybe those words appeal to some children。 There is a plethora of information about his life provided and I definitely learned a lot。 （I did know that his brain was kept after his death as I have seen part of it at the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia！） This book is great for getting a brief overview of Einstein’s life， or if you are already interested in the scientist and want to learn some odd facts。 。。。more
Bonnie Grover
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I think Dan Gutman is on to something！ He has written a high interest biography that hooked me from beginning to end。 I cannot wait to introduce these books to my students。
Stephanie Bange
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Reviewed from a print ARC from the publisher。Dan Gutman's alchemy creates gold for his young fans yet again - this time with a series of non-fiction beginning chapter books about famous people called "Wait！ What？"。 The first two books in the series， Muhammad Ali Was a Chicken？ and Albert Einstein Was a Dope？， hit just the right tone to encourage readers to learn more about these two movers and shakers in American History。 A book about Amelia Earhart is to come。。。Told by siblings Paige and Turner Reviewed from a print ARC from the publisher。Dan Gutman's alchemy creates gold for his young fans yet again - this time with a series of non-fiction beginning chapter books about famous people called "Wait！ What？"。 The first two books in the series， Muhammad Ali Was a Chicken？ and Albert Einstein Was a Dope？， hit just the right tone to encourage readers to learn more about these two movers and shakers in American History。 A book about Amelia Earhart is to come。。。Told by siblings Paige and Turner （OK to groan here， as it is the start of the puns and giggles found in the books）， readers will learn many fascinating things about the lives of people from the past that are not found in traditional biographies for children。 Opening with an introduction to give context to the book's subject and to adjust readers to their bantering point of view， both books jump into a timeline of the subject， cover aspects of each man's youth （with a graphic of other famous people who share the same birthday and trivia about other events that happened on that day in the past）。 Not written exactly to a formula， chapter 1 covers the subject's timeline and chapter 2 covers their childhood。 （Incidentally， both struggled academically in grade school。） Then the rest of the text covers chronological highlights of each subject， highlighting different events for each。 Both books end with a strong bibliography of titles for children to read for more traditional information。Readers of Ali will learn more about boxing， the importance of self-promotion， how he became "The Greatest"， why people may change their names， controversies and coincidences in his life， racism he faced， a little about his most famous fights， his battle with Parkinson's， marks he left on our society， and how he went from being vilified into a hero。 Who knew that Ali loved his fans and was generous to strangers in need？Readers of Einstein will learn about his contributions to science and influences on today's technology， his slow rise to fame for his discoveries， that he and his wife escaped Germany as Hitler rose in power， was quite the ladies' man， married his first cousin， made no endorsements during his life， loved music （but not Beethoven）， and was a pacifist。 Who knew that Einstein had a wicked sense of humor， was initially passed over for the Nobel Prize （ostensibly because he was Jewish）， and was incredibly forgetful？ Gutman covers the kinds of fun stuff that can't be found in most biographies， with similar type content as is found in Kathleen Krull's stellar series of collective biographies for older readers， "Lives of" （Houghton Mifflin Harcourt）。 He does an admirable job of fleshing each man out， discussing their successes and their failures with equal parts humor and sincerity。 This may be some of his best writing - for adults to enjoy and learn， as well as for the intended gr。 2-4 readership。 Readers will walk away with a better understanding of what made each man tick and an overarching knowledge of the highs， lows， and influences that drove them to success。The narrative biography is visually broken up into paragraphs of story told between the two sibs; the text reads aloud smoothly as one paragraph leads right into the other。 Black and white illustrations by Allison Steinfeld include charts and diagrams infused with humor， also breaking up the text。Recommended for beginning chapter book readers in grades 2-4 and for reluctant readers up to grade 6。 。。。more
Candice
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I enjoyed this biography written as a dialogue between siblings。 It is quirky as Einstein was and I learned many interesting facts that I can’t find in a regular bio of him。 My husband and I laughed aloud multiple times as I read it aloud， and a few times we were pretty disgusted as well。 I can definitely see children being drawn to this biography。 Thank you to Norton Young Readers for sharing an advanced copy with #BookPosse。
Danielle Hammelef
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This book would make an excellent addition to any library--home， school， or public。 I enjoyed the conversational style and fun illustrations that made reading a nonfiction book an enjoyable and even LOL experience。 Early readers and reluctant readers will also enjoy this factual look into one of the world's most known scientists。 I am looking forward to reading the other books in this new series too。 This book would make an excellent addition to any library--home， school， or public。 I enjoyed the conversational style and fun illustrations that made reading a nonfiction book an enjoyable and even LOL experience。 Early readers and reluctant readers will also enjoy this factual look into one of the world's most known scientists。 I am looking forward to reading the other books in this new series too。 。。。more
Pam
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I received an electronic ARC from Norton Young Readers through Edelweiss+。I also received an physical ARC from Norton Young Readers。Gutman's Einstein biography is written in a style mid-elementary readers will understand。 The facts are presented as bullet points and the illustrations and quotes bring Einstein to life。 Gutman shares information from all aspects of Einstein's life so readers see more than simply the scientist on a pedestal。 The two narrators are humorous and obviously enjoy what t I received an electronic ARC from Norton Young Readers through Edelweiss+。I also received an physical ARC from Norton Young Readers。Gutman's Einstein biography is written in a style mid-elementary readers will understand。 The facts are presented as bullet points and the illustrations and quotes bring Einstein to life。 Gutman shares information from all aspects of Einstein's life so readers see more than simply the scientist on a pedestal。 The two narrators are humorous and obviously enjoy what they are sharing。Looking forward to more in this series。 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Robin
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This middle school nonfiction book is quite enjoyable。 My Kindle preprint version had formatting problems that hopefully will be repaired before publication。 The story is short but provides surprisingly thorough coverage of Einstein's life， including his treatment， or mistreatment， of women。 The book includes a brief bibliography to encourage additional reading。 This is a well-done beginning to a promising new series titled "Wait， What？" Thanks to NetGalley and W。 W。 Norton & Company for providi This middle school nonfiction book is quite enjoyable。 My Kindle preprint version had formatting problems that hopefully will be repaired before publication。 The story is short but provides surprisingly thorough coverage of Einstein's life， including his treatment， or mistreatment， of women。 The book includes a brief bibliography to encourage additional reading。 This is a well-done beginning to a promising new series titled "Wait， What？" Thanks to NetGalley and W。 W。 Norton & Company for providing an ARC。 。。。more
Julie
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With thanks to NetGalley and W。 W。 Norton & Company for an early copy in return for an honest review。I am always looking for engaging non-fiction to add to my classroom library and Albert Einstein Was a Dope？ will make a great addition。 With a variety of information about Albert Einstein that kids might not know and a cleverly named chapter， "What Your Teacher Would Want You to Know" this is helpful for kids writing a biography report or simply looking to learn more about Albert Einstein。 With thanks to NetGalley and W。 W。 Norton & Company for an early copy in return for an honest review。I am always looking for engaging non-fiction to add to my classroom library and Albert Einstein Was a Dope？ will make a great addition。 With a variety of information about Albert Einstein that kids might not know and a cleverly named chapter， "What Your Teacher Would Want You to Know" this is helpful for kids writing a biography report or simply looking to learn more about Albert Einstein。 。。。more
Christine
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This would be such a good classroom read aloud book or just to have in the classroom。 It talks about even though Albert Einstein did not graduate high school， he went on to do so many wonderful things！！ The book begins with his early life and goes into all of the things he did for science。 This book is for anyone who loves Albert Einstein or wants to learn more about him。
Laura
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