Ask Albert Einstein
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An introduction to the very human side of Albert Einstein April's older sister, Annabel, is in danger of failing math, so April enlists the help of a famous scientist, sending a math problem to Albert Einstein at his home in Princeton, New Jersey. While April waits for an answer, she pictures all the things Einstein might be doing instead: working on his own math problems, playing his violin, riding his bicycle, gardening, sailing, helping other children with their homework all things that he is known to have enjoyed. But time is running out for Annabel, who doesn't know that help is on the way. And when it comes, it takes April to show that Einstein has given Annabel a clue so that she can solve the problem herself. Energetic watercolor-and-ink pictures illustrate this sprightly little-sister-to-the-rescue story based on an actual event. The math problem and solution are included.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374304351
ISBN13:9780374304355
Release Date:October 2005
Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux
Length:40 Pages
Weight:0.52 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 9.3" x 9.2"
Age Range:5 to 8 years
Grade Range:Kindergarten to Grade 3
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Anyone can ask
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Fifteen-year-old Annabel's despair over her math homework inspires her little sister to repay her kindness in teaching her things by getting help from someone else. In 1952 when the story takes place, Albert Einstein was alive and quite famous. The girl writes to Einstein, and he replies, "Do not worry about your problems with mathematics. I assure you, mine are much greater," (which is a real quote of his). Then he gives her a drawing of how to solve the problem. The story is based on Einstein's actual practice of answering school kids' homework questions. Annabel's problem and his solution are included. The endpapers are wonderful, filled with drawings of Einstein along with his most famous quotes. This story not only introduces a geometry problem (so that young students can see a little of what higher math can do), but it encourages students to not be intimidated and to ask people for help. The reading level isn't the most basic, but it also isn't too tough for younger primary students. This might make a good prize for someone who's just mastered their addition or multiplication facts, or a read-aloud to a math class, as well as just a recreational read.
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