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Customers find the book enjoyable and well-written, making it a great read-aloud option. Moreover, they appreciate its educational value, with one customer noting how it helps with astronomy studies. Additionally, the book is suitable for all ages and serves as a good starter for young readers. They like the series content, and one customer mentions it provides an opportunity to learn more about historical figures.
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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. 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.
Our Top Reviews
Reviewer: AngieD
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love these books
Review: My son is loving this whole series of books! He is 11 and really enjoys learning about the people in the books. They are fun, educational and easy to read!
Reviewer: Dennis in Washington
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great overview of Galileo.
Review: 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.
Reviewer: Christine
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent story on Galileo for elementary school kids
Review: 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 her just enough of a challenge with hard words that she is definitely improving her vocabulary and it is helping her reading aloud.
Reviewer: Keri Kline
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Perfect for Book Report
Review: This book was easy to read but not childish, so it was perfect for my son’s book report due in elementary school.
Reviewer: Gaby
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: GREAT BOOK SERIES!
Review: Got a bunch of this collection. My boys (8 & 10) live these biographies. I enjoy reading these bios to them. Very educational and fun
Reviewer: Maine
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It’s a soft cover book.
Review: Bought it for my Autistic son. He enjoyed it.
Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book in a great series
Review: 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.
Reviewer: Maria
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Amazing book
Review: Oh, this book is amazing it really helps you look into his life in your mind. And teaches you amazing things
Reviewer: Lady J
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: 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.
Reviewer: chris lewis
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Perfect for kids!!
Reviewer: Sophie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Je suis française et j’adore cette série. Elle est très accessible aux personnes/enfants parlant un anglais “scolaire”. C’est une mine d’informations pour les exposés et autres devoirs de recherche. On le lit avec mon fils de 7 ans et il est passionné par la vie des ces grands hommes (et femmes). On trouve aussi bien dans cette collection, des livres sur des personnages historique comme Galilée que des personnages récents comme Michèle Obama. Bonne lecture!
Reviewer: ISABEL
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Demorou muito para chegar… mas é um excelente livro!!!!
Reviewer: Verenice
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Buen contenidoExcelente apoyo para el aprendizaje del idioma
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