Patricia Brennan Demuth's "Who Was Galileo?" - An Engaging Biography of the Father of Modern Science

ISABEL: Demorou muito para chegar... mas é um excelente livro!!!!

Brazil on Nov 23, 2023

Usha rane: It was a gift to my grandson . He liked it a lot .

India on Nov 05, 2023

Mousie: Before reading this book I didn't know much about Galileo other than his telescope and his discovery of Jupiter's moons. Every book I've read in this series is outstanding - informative in an entertaining way, and makes you want to know more.

United States on Dec 24, 2022

Maine: Bought it for my Autistic son. He enjoyed it.

United States on Jul 04, 2022

Maria: Oh, this book is amazing it really helps you look into his life in your mind. And teaches you amazing things

United States on Mar 31, 2022

Dennis in Washington: I buy these little books for my granddaughter but actually I enjoy them, too. This one (Galileo) filled in a lot of blanks for that time period in a most diplomatic way, I thought. This was particularly true in regard to the church vs secular/scientific view controversies. Really, a terrific little book with appeal across a broad age range.

United States on Aug 31, 2021

Bic: My son loves the book and the author is one of his favourite writers

United Kingdom on Jan 13, 2021

Lady J: My children read the book and learned a great deal. It’s like History written for children between the ages of 7 and 12. We order a few of these books when schools were closed - during the Corona pandemic as a way to continue their education.

Canada on Oct 17, 2020

Yim Ken Wong: This book is great! It is a great book about a man named Galileo in the Renaissance days around the 1400's-1500's. Great book to purchase! Amazing price! Will be purchasing more books from this series! :)

Canada on Oct 15, 2020

Christine: My first grader loves these books, and the series covers interesting people from all over the spectrum of history. She has quite a collection going and we plan to buy tons more.

We got the Gallileo book because she loves space. She is a pretty advanced reader for her age, and I would say this one is a bit of a harder and more complex read than say the Abraham Lincoln book, which she found more relatable and was generally a faster book to finish.

This is a deep and well written story however, and has introduced her to all sorts of new people she can obsess over, such as all the Greek philosophers that inspired Gallileo, and other things that were going on in history in his lifetime.

We read out of this book each night for 15 minutes, which is about a chapter a night. I listen to my daughter read it and help her with some of the hard words. The story is pretty detailed and I think she has gotten a real sense of satisfaction out of it, now since we are on the last chapter. She might not be absorbing everything they are saying, such as the Catholics vs Protestants, and the push back he got from the Catholic Church despite being a devout follower, however it offers...

United States on Oct 27, 2016