The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey
The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey
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The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey

Written by Alexis O'Neill & illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
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7 - 10
Reading age
40
Page count
31
Words per page
~580L
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Nov 10, 2020
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Melvil Dewey’s love of organization and words drove him to develop and implement his Dewey Decimal system, leaving a significant and lasting impact in libraries across the country. When Melvil Dewey realized every library organized their books differently, he wondered if he could invent a system all libraries could use to organize them efficiently. A rat-a-tat speaker, Melvil was a persistent (and noisy) advocate for free public libraries. And while he made enemies along the way as he pushed for changes–like his battle to establish the first library school with women as students, through it all he was EFFICIENT, INVENTIVE, and often ANNOYING as he made big changes in the world of public libraries–changes still found in the libraries of today!

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Book Details

ISBN
9781684371983
Publication Date
November 10, 2020
Publisher
Calkins Creek Books
Page Count
40
Words Per Page
31
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
7 - 10 years
Est. Lexile® Level
~580L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~O
ATOS® Book Level
3.8
Accelerated Reader® Points
0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
510317
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
LG

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