On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein (Albert Einstein Book for Kids, Books About Scientists for Kids, Biographies for Kids, Kids Science Books)
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- Create Date：2021-09-03 06:54:51
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Jennifer Berne
- ISBN：145215211X
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nullx002
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driving a car？ :-）
Olivia Dodson
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This book would be an excellent way to introduce primary pupils to the world of Albert Einstein。 It explains the life he led and what he discovered without it being too confusing or hard to understand。 I would personally love to use this books as an introduction to a science topic relating to Einstein as I feel it would help to encourage all the pupils to get involved in science no matter what they have been told about the abilities in the past。 I also really love the last two pages of the book This book would be an excellent way to introduce primary pupils to the world of Albert Einstein。 It explains the life he led and what he discovered without it being too confusing or hard to understand。 I would personally love to use this books as an introduction to a science topic relating to Einstein as I feel it would help to encourage all the pupils to get involved in science no matter what they have been told about the abilities in the past。 I also really love the last two pages of the book as these give more detail into Einsteins experiments as well as what his personality was like。 Overall， I feel that this is an extremely well written book and I would love to utilise it in a primary classroom。 。。。more
Sandy
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An introduction to Einstein for kids。 Interesting， but perhaps too brief。 My child was left with more questions than answers。 The author's note at the back helped fill in some of the missing information。 An introduction to Einstein for kids。 Interesting， but perhaps too brief。 My child was left with more questions than answers。 The author's note at the back helped fill in some of the missing information。 。。。more
Rahmadiyanti
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Mungkin sudah banyak buku tentang Einstein yang ditulis， baik buku untuk prmbaca dewasa， remaja， maupun anak-anak （tapi masih sangat sedikit yang saya baca 😅）。 Jadi， senang bisa baca biografi singkat Einstein yang menyasar pembaca anak。Gaya penceritaannya menarik dengan ilustrasi yang kok cocok banget dengan kenyentrikan Einstein。 Dilengkapi keterangan penjelas di akhir buku。 Bagus untuk mengenalkan Einstein pada anak-anak， walau menurut saya porsi kisah dia saat masih anak-anak bisa lebih banya Mungkin sudah banyak buku tentang Einstein yang ditulis， baik buku untuk prmbaca dewasa， remaja， maupun anak-anak （tapi masih sangat sedikit yang saya baca 😅）。 Jadi， senang bisa baca biografi singkat Einstein yang menyasar pembaca anak。Gaya penceritaannya menarik dengan ilustrasi yang kok cocok banget dengan kenyentrikan Einstein。 Dilengkapi keterangan penjelas di akhir buku。 Bagus untuk mengenalkan Einstein pada anak-anak， walau menurut saya porsi kisah dia saat masih anak-anak bisa lebih banyak。 。。。more
Hannah Lewczynski
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This was an adorable story about Albert Einstein and his journey to becoming the man we all know as a genius。 I also love how at the end of the book they included some of Einstein's discoveries。 The artwork throughout was so cute and the color paper background was a cute addition to the book。 Would recommend for a class learning about Einstein or for a curious child who might one day discover something amazing （all children）！ Perfect for ages 5-10。 This was an adorable story about Albert Einstein and his journey to becoming the man we all know as a genius。 I also love how at the end of the book they included some of Einstein's discoveries。 The artwork throughout was so cute and the color paper background was a cute addition to the book。 Would recommend for a class learning about Einstein or for a curious child who might one day discover something amazing （all children）！ Perfect for ages 5-10。 。。。more
Kiarra
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Readers will follow Einstein on a journey filled with excitement， laughter， and scientific exploration in "On A Beam of Light。" A curious， creative young boy grows into one of the most brilliant minds that transforms life as we know it。 He hardly spoke as a child and isn't like the other students， nor does he want to be。 Jennifer Berne and Vladimir Radunsky invite readers to join Einstein on an adventure filled with excitement， fun， and scientific exploration in this book。 This book appealed to Readers will follow Einstein on a journey filled with excitement， laughter， and scientific exploration in "On A Beam of Light。" A curious， creative young boy grows into one of the most brilliant minds that transforms life as we know it。 He hardly spoke as a child and isn't like the other students， nor does he want to be。 Jennifer Berne and Vladimir Radunsky invite readers to join Einstein on an adventure filled with excitement， fun， and scientific exploration in this book。 This book appealed to me because it is an excellent way for children to learn about Albert Einstein's life and work。 This is an excellent way of introducing young readers to the renowned physicist who never stopped questioning the world。 I love how well the charming illustrations brighten each page， highlighting the story's core message about the importance of creativity and how it should be nurtured rather than crushed。 Every word was enjoyable to me as an aspiring teacher。 The article is well-written and instructive。 It would be wonderful to be able to tell this story to my future students in a way that they can comprehend such a wonderful person！ 。。。more
Jenica Sword
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This book is all about Albert Einstein's life。 It takes you through all the stages in his life。 This book includes simple illustrations for kids。 The backgrounds are the same on all of the pages and the pictures look like sketches。 This book strongly encourages curiosity， and at the end it encourages kids to go find answers that they have always wondered。 It was a very good book， but it was a bit lengthy on some pages。I gave this book four stars。 I did this because some of the pages had more wor This book is all about Albert Einstein's life。 It takes you through all the stages in his life。 This book includes simple illustrations for kids。 The backgrounds are the same on all of the pages and the pictures look like sketches。 This book strongly encourages curiosity， and at the end it encourages kids to go find answers that they have always wondered。 It was a very good book， but it was a bit lengthy on some pages。I gave this book four stars。 I did this because some of the pages had more words than illustrations to look at。 I will definitely use this in my classroom one day。 。。。more
Shayna M
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**Spoiler Alert**Children's Biography bookBy Jennifer BerneLexile Level: AD680LGrade Level: 1-3rd **Spoiler Alert**Children's Biography bookBy Jennifer BerneLexile Level: AD680LGrade Level: 1-3rd 。。。more
Barbara Lovejoy
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Great book！ I especially enjoyed the illustrations。
Jacquelyn Erickson
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“On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein”。。。 This is a biography filled with a life full of accomplishments and setbacks of overcoming。 Think and wonder… Think and wonder… Always deep in thought… Segments in the life Albert Einstein。 Albert thought and figured out his surroundings and beyond until the very last day of his life。 He asked questions never asked before， found answers never found before， dreamt ideas never dreamt before， and helped built spaceships and satellites to travel to “On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein”。。。 This is a biography filled with a life full of accomplishments and setbacks of overcoming。 Think and wonder… Think and wonder… Always deep in thought… Segments in the life Albert Einstein。 Albert thought and figured out his surroundings and beyond until the very last day of his life。 He asked questions never asked before， found answers never found before， dreamt ideas never dreamt before， and helped built spaceships and satellites to travel to the moon and beyond。 Moreover， his thinking helped us understand our universe and left us lingering for more。 A book that will leave you thinking… Wondering… Imagining… A book lending itself to read to young learners about building on their wondering since life and overcoming any obstacles that may falter along the way！ A must share！ 。。。more
Shelli
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An informative introductory book about Albert Einstein to young readers and listeners。 While On a Beam of Light only gives a quick gloss over the time-line and some of the facts about Einstein’s life， it does what all good picture book biographies do: inspires people to want to learn more。
Hana Bilqisthi
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This is really interesting story about Albert Einstein and the illustrations are so adorable
Pongsak Sarapukdee
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The illustrated book for your kid
Mathew
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Written by Jennifer Berne and illustrated by the equally fantastic Vladimir Radunsky， this picture book takes us right through Einstein's life。 From those initial years and his reluctance/delay in talking to the final ones where he constant got to do what he loved most: ponder， question and imagine。 The title itself refers to a pivotal moment in his life when he realised that there were so many big questions out there which had yet to be answered or even asked。 What I take away from this story i Written by Jennifer Berne and illustrated by the equally fantastic Vladimir Radunsky， this picture book takes us right through Einstein's life。 From those initial years and his reluctance/delay in talking to the final ones where he constant got to do what he loved most: ponder， question and imagine。 The title itself refers to a pivotal moment in his life when he realised that there were so many big questions out there which had yet to be answered or even asked。 What I take away from this story is that it was Einstein's choice to not conform to what the rest of society expected which helped make him great。 He didn't want to dress like others， learn like others or live like others。 He just wanted to pursue those things that interested him and in doing so was allowed to become one of the greatest minds of all our times。 。。。more
Agnė
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On a Beam of Light is a picturebook biography about Albert Einstein， one of the brightest minds in history。 But Albert Einstein wasn't just smart; he was quirky， loved ice cream and jokes， didn't wear socks， enjoyed talking to children， played violin， sailed his boat， performed "thought experiments，" was a pacifist， and always remained playful and curious。Jennifer Berne's prose is clear， engaging， personal， and poetic。 Even the most complex ideas are presented in simple， easy to understand langu On a Beam of Light is a picturebook biography about Albert Einstein， one of the brightest minds in history。 But Albert Einstein wasn't just smart; he was quirky， loved ice cream and jokes， didn't wear socks， enjoyed talking to children， played violin， sailed his boat， performed "thought experiments，" was a pacifist， and always remained playful and curious。Jennifer Berne's prose is clear， engaging， personal， and poetic。 Even the most complex ideas are presented in simple， easy to understand language。Vladimir Radunsky's simple， whimsical， and peacefully joyful illustrations are a perfect match to both the prose and the subject。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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This is an inspiring nonfiction picture book about someone， Albert Einstein， who was an original thinker and did not fit societal norms as a child。 Highly recommended for children with atypical brains。
Laura
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3。5
Karin Fisher-Golton
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I love how the pages in this book have a different texture than typical pages。 That detail supports the idea that Einstein saw the world in a unique way。 The author effectively ties Einstein's later interests and accomplishments to his young life。 I love how the pages in this book have a different texture than typical pages。 That detail supports the idea that Einstein saw the world in a unique way。 The author effectively ties Einstein's later interests and accomplishments to his young life。 。。。more
Dawn
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I ran into this book quite by chance just as we are starting our imagination unit。 It is a well written yet simple story of Albert Einstein。 It talks about how he would think and wonder and imagine and how that led him to be a great scientist。 It always surprises my students to see that imagination is important for scientists。
Ashlyn Littlefield
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This biography of Albert Einstein would be great for a 2nd grade class to learn about imagination and discovery。 If I were to use this book to teach a 2nd grade class， we would read the book as a class and then read some of the excerpts of the letters to and from children that are in this book。 After students get a chance to discuss what the letters consisted of and how they relate to their lives， I would let them write their own letters to Einstein and have them come up with 3 questions that th This biography of Albert Einstein would be great for a 2nd grade class to learn about imagination and discovery。 If I were to use this book to teach a 2nd grade class， we would read the book as a class and then read some of the excerpts of the letters to and from children that are in this book。 After students get a chance to discuss what the letters consisted of and how they relate to their lives， I would let them write their own letters to Einstein and have them come up with 3 questions that they would ask Einstein that interested them from the reading that we did。 Within this book， there are no issues of equity or diversity。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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This an autobiography of Albert Einstein。 It is LOOOOOONG。 A nice way to learn about Albert Einstein though。
Kim
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Minus one star for the illustration style。
Christy
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A boy rides a bicycle down a dusty road。 But in his mind， he envisions himself traveling at a speed beyond imagining， on a beam of light。 This brilliant mind will one day offer up some of the most revolutionary ideas ever conceived。 From a boy endlessly fascinated by the wonders around him， Albert Einstein ultimately grows into a man of genius recognized the world over for profoundly illuminating our understanding of the universe。 Jennifer Berne and Vladimir Radunsky invite the reader to travel A boy rides a bicycle down a dusty road。 But in his mind， he envisions himself traveling at a speed beyond imagining， on a beam of light。 This brilliant mind will one day offer up some of the most revolutionary ideas ever conceived。 From a boy endlessly fascinated by the wonders around him， Albert Einstein ultimately grows into a man of genius recognized the world over for profoundly illuminating our understanding of the universe。 Jennifer Berne and Vladimir Radunsky invite the reader to travel along with Einstein on a journey full of curiosity， laughter， and scientific discovery。 Parents and children alike will appreciate this moving story of the powerful difference imagination can make in any life。 。。。more
Kris
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I liked the art in this one， and the concept is cool。 The idea of always wondering and looking for creating solutions is great。 But this books could have been about anyone。 It is way too general。 It is not a book about Einstein; it just uses him as a device to tell a different story。 Meh。
Erika Dreifus
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Learned about this one during a recent Smithsonian/SCBWI workshop and picked it up as part of my ongoing studies of picture-book biographies。
Payton Spainhour
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This nonfiction picture book tells the story of the life of Albert Einstein。 When Albert was born， he didn't talk for a few years， and still barely talked after awhile！ He was always looking around， curious about everything。 Eventually， when he began to talk more， he was always asking questions。 He wanted to know all the answers behind all the mysteries of the universe。 He made several discoveries and mailed them to several science magazines， and this is how Albert Einstein became famous for his This nonfiction picture book tells the story of the life of Albert Einstein。 When Albert was born， he didn't talk for a few years， and still barely talked after awhile！ He was always looking around， curious about everything。 Eventually， when he began to talk more， he was always asking questions。 He wanted to know all the answers behind all the mysteries of the universe。 He made several discoveries and mailed them to several science magazines， and this is how Albert Einstein became famous for his genius。 He answered many mysteries， but many are still left unanswered。 Maybe you will be the next genius to answer the mysteries of the universe！This is such a great story of the life of Albert Einstein。 The illustrations are very unique， and I think this would be a wonderful book for children to read because it is very inspiring。 This book talks a lot about Einstein asking questions， being curious， and learning through reading， and I think children should be encouraged to do the same。 This would be a great book to inspire students to ask questions and find answers。This would be a great book in the classroom， especially when talking about experiments or crazy things of the world。 This book will likely encourage students to do their own little experiments and find answers to some of their own questions， as well as read to become a genius like Einstein。 。。。more
Monique S。 （The Ginger Librarian）
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3。5 stars
Jamey Fischer
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Summary: This book tells the story of the life of Albert Einstein in an easy way for children to understand。 Starting with his birth and childhood， and stretching beyond the life of a grey haired man。 It talks about all the great thinking and different things he thought about at different ages。 Opinion: The illustrations are very creative and fitting for this book。 People and items are sketched in a very abstract manor and highlight the out of the box thinking that Einstein did so much of。 The t Summary: This book tells the story of the life of Albert Einstein in an easy way for children to understand。 Starting with his birth and childhood， and stretching beyond the life of a grey haired man。 It talks about all the great thinking and different things he thought about at different ages。 Opinion: The illustrations are very creative and fitting for this book。 People and items are sketched in a very abstract manor and highlight the out of the box thinking that Einstein did so much of。 The textured background also creates more interest and makes backgroundless illustrations appear more full and busy。 I liked how the story was told in an easy way to understand。How I would use it: This book could be used for a biography or person study。 There are a couple pages in the back explaining in further detail some of Einstein's accomplishments。 There are also several ways you could apply this to science lessons relating to atoms and mater。 。。。more
Baylor Herring
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Summary: On a Beam of Light， by Jennifer Berne， is an easy read about Albert Einstein’s life， from his birth to his death。 As a child， he did speak much at all until his imagination started to roll。 His imagination， his thoughts， and his dreams brought it all together-the genius himself。 He never stopped asking questions。 He never stopped wondering what was next。 Some of the most extraordinary discoveries were soon to be discovered。 Over time， growing up， Albert Einstein became the genius that w Summary: On a Beam of Light， by Jennifer Berne， is an easy read about Albert Einstein’s life， from his birth to his death。 As a child， he did speak much at all until his imagination started to roll。 His imagination， his thoughts， and his dreams brought it all together-the genius himself。 He never stopped asking questions。 He never stopped wondering what was next。 Some of the most extraordinary discoveries were soon to be discovered。 Over time， growing up， Albert Einstein became the genius that we all know。 He was the reason for our understanding of the universe。 tAnalysis: This book contains the most intricate and unique illustrations I have ever seen。 It is beautifully written and portrayed， showing us a whole new world behind Albert Einstein in a fun， factual way。 I definitely recommend this book to elementary age students， especially for any type of factual， nonfiction lesson， whether it's about Einstein himself or history in general。tHow I could use this: I think this is a great book to have in my library。 I would love to build up my non-fiction section that holds books that are fun and enjoyable to read， especially ones that make my students want to learn more about。 I definitely think this book is one of those！ 。。。more
Ellen
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