• Who Was Galileo? (Who Was?)

Who Was Galileo?
(Who Was?)

Illustrator
John O'Brien
Publication Date
February 05, 2015
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
Who Was Galileo? (Who Was?)

Description
Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit! He turned long-held notions about the universe topsy turvy with his support of a sun-centric solar system. Patricia Brennan Demuth offers a sympathetic portrait of a brilliant man who lived in a time when speaking scientific truth to those in power was still a dangerous proposition.
Publication date
February 05, 2015
Genre
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780448479859
Lexile Measure
760
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF007090 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
JNF038060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Europe
JNF025160 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Renaissance
Library of Congress categories
Astronomers
Italy
Galilei, Galileo
Physicists
Patricia Brennan Demuth
Patricia Brennan Demuth has written many books for children, including Johnny Appleseed, and Snakes.
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