Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein (Module 7)

Summary
 This is a biography of Albert Einstein, from childhood on. It starts by explaining how Albert was born, and how different he seemed from other children and the rest of his family. Albert was not a very friendly child and was very focused on math throughout childhood. It then touches on his life as an adult, for a few pages, and how he became known for his genius ideas.

Suggested Activities
This would work well in a biography or autobiography section for children. It would also be great for science teachers to use when introducing Albert Einstein or famous scientist.
However, when I was reading this I thought it would work well with the gifted and talented kids. A lot of gifted and talented kids feel different from other kids or like their social skills aren't their strong suit. It would be great for the gifted and talented kids to do a research project on other famous gifted and talented people. This would be a great start for the kids to use as a starting place.

Reviews
Don Brown chronicles Albert Einstein’s life from birth to adulthood in a creative way that describes the scientist’s personality to the reader, explaining how he was not a great student and even disliked school. The author reveals that Einstein was supported by his par- ents even though he was considered, as the title sug- gests, an “odd boy.
Royce, C. A. (2009). Discover reading. Science and Children, 47(3), 14-16. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/236962241?accountid=711
My Thoughts
  I really enjoyed this book and reading about his childhood. I think it was great to read how different he was and how he didn't fit in at school and didn't do well in school. That was really encouraging and I think would mean a lot to kids who struggled in some aspect of school. However, I think that it could of explained more about his life once he grew up. It only had two pages on his adult life and didn't explain much about it. It mentioned he got married and had a baby, but earlier it had mentioned how isolated he felt as a child. I couldn't understand then how he got married, when he struggled with people earlier. I wish that had been explained more, along with more about his discoveries.

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