Who Was Galileo?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · February 5, 2015
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- Who it’s for
- Follow Galileo’s leap from observing the heavens to challenging long-held ideas about the universe.
- Themes
- Scientific discovery, Challenging established beliefs, Renaissance knowledge
- Genres
- Science & Tech Biographies for Kids, Astronomy, Renaissance for Kids
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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.
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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.
Looking Up, Thinking Big
Follow Galileo’s leap from observing the heavens to challenging long-held ideas about the universe.
Come here for
- A Renaissance life where astronomy and scientific courage meet
- The story behind a familiar name in science
Expect
- A sympathetic portrait of a brilliant man
- A reminder that speaking truth to power could be dangerous
Where it sits
| Science & Tech Biographies for Kids | 98% |
|---|---|
| Astronomy | 92% |
| Renaissance for Kids | 59% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Science & Tech Biographies for Kids
- Renaissance for Kids
- Europe for Young Readers
- Authors
- Patricia Brennan Demuth
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- February 5, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Scientific discovery · Challenging established beliefs · Renaissance knowledge
- Reading lane
- Science & Tech Biographies for Kids