Who Was Galileo?
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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.
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Patricia Brennan Demuth is the author of several Who HQ titles, including Who Was Bill Gates?, What Was Pearl Harbor?, and What Was D-Day?
John O’Brien is also the author and illustrator of Mother Hubbard’s Christmas, which Booklist calls “a yuk-filled read-aloud.” He lives in Delran, New Jersey.
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- ISBN
- 9780448479859
- Publication Date
- February 5, 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Workshop
- Original Publication Date
- February 5, 2015
- Page Count
- 112
- Word Count
- 7827
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lexile® Level
- 760L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~R
- Est. ATOS® Book Level
- ~4.9
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