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Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein
by
Don Brown
When he was born, Albert was a peculiar, fat baby with an unusually big and misshaped head. When he was older, he hit his sister, bothered his teachers, and didnt have many friends. But in the midst of all of this, Albert was fascinated with solving puzzles and fixing scientific problems. The ideas Albert Einstein came up with during his childhood as an odd boy out were de...more
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
June 16th 2008
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(first published September 27th 2004)
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This wasn’t quite what I’d expected and I got a different take on how Einstein was as a child. I’d always thought he did poorly in all subjects (but apparently he always did well in math and well enough in music) and first began to talk much later than this book indicates. I also had no idea he felt so very alone and was a frustrated, angry, and aggressive child, although I suppose it makes sense given what we now know about his brilliant mind. However, I had a bit of a hard time liking the boy,...more
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1. Biography/Autobiography
2. A picture book describing the life of Albert Einstein. Describing his life including his family and the various places that he lived.
3. a: The greatest strength from the book is how the pictures explain the incidents that are occurring in young Albert's life. It is written in a style to which is easy to understand and yet extremely informative.
b: The use of the language of the story is one that allows one to have empathy with Albert. "The E...more
2. A picture book describing the life of Albert Einstein. Describing his life including his family and the various places that he lived.
3. a: The greatest strength from the book is how the pictures explain the incidents that are occurring in young Albert's life. It is written in a style to which is easy to understand and yet extremely informative.
b: The use of the language of the story is one that allows one to have empathy with Albert. "The E...more
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What ARE you going to say about Einstein that'll fit in a picture book for the 4 - 8 crowd?
Quite a lot, apparently. Like many children, young Albert (and this book does focus mainly on his youth) never fit in. The other children liked sports, and watching soldiers on parades; he didn't. Other children talked and cooed at two; he didn't. Other children answered questions quickly in class, and bothered with the classes they didn't like, and socialized at parties... not so Albert.
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Quite a lot, apparently. Like many children, young Albert (and this book does focus mainly on his youth) never fit in. The other children liked sports, and watching soldiers on parades; he didn't. Other children talked and cooed at two; he didn't. Other children answered questions quickly in class, and bothered with the classes they didn't like, and socialized at parties... not so Albert.
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Genre: Picture Book
Age Level: Fluent/transitional. Is factual, and uses larger, technical terms at times, but a transitional reader could get through while learning some new vocabulary words.
World View: White, Eurocentric
Theme: love of who you are, and what you do. Einstein believed that "...the love [of a subject:] is better than a sense of duty - at least for me."
Literary Elements: foreshadowing. the book contains alot of foreshadowing...more
Age Level: Fluent/transitional. Is factual, and uses larger, technical terms at times, but a transitional reader could get through while learning some new vocabulary words.
World View: White, Eurocentric
Theme: love of who you are, and what you do. Einstein believed that "...the love [of a subject:] is better than a sense of duty - at least for me."
Literary Elements: foreshadowing. the book contains alot of foreshadowing...more
This book enlightens us about Albert Einsteins life as a child and growing up into adulthood. The reader learns the "human" side of Einstein.
Overall anyone who is interested in learning about Albert Einstein will find this book appealing. It does a terrific job of summarizing his life. The Hornbook Guide rated it a 1 and I agree with that evaluation. All of the information is presented in a clear way.
Specifically, it is a good introduction to Einste...more
Overall anyone who is interested in learning about Albert Einstein will find this book appealing. It does a terrific job of summarizing his life. The Hornbook Guide rated it a 1 and I agree with that evaluation. All of the information is presented in a clear way.
Specifically, it is a good introduction to Einste...more
I never knew much about Einstein's childhood except that he had trouble in school. It's very interesting to find out that he had a younger sister that he treated similiarly to the way I treated my younger sister. Of course, I'm not nearly as brilliant as Einstein, but if I had read this as a kid, I'm sure it would have been inspiring. Not only did Einstein hate school, he had trouble at home the same way I did and still managed to make an impact on the world. I wish the book had focused a bit mo...more
This book introduced my girls to Albert Einstein, taking him from his birth to the years of his greatest accomplishments in theoretical physics, highlighting his early characteristics, personality and interests. My older two girls liked the book, even though they didn't understand the science it contained.
They were especially intrigued when the book mentions Einstein's early fascination with the compass, since they recently acquired compasses and we have been working on the concept ...more
They were especially intrigued when the book mentions Einstein's early fascination with the compass, since they recently acquired compasses and we have been working on the concept ...more
This story is about young Einstein, who didn't fit in with any of his peers or family. He was always fascinated with puzzles though, and ultimately little Einstein became one of the most influential figures in American history. This is a good book about doing what interests you and not trying to conform to everyone else.
This beautiful illustrated story allows the reader to see into the childhood of Albert Einstien. The reader is allowed to empathize with the shy and introverted child.
This is a story that is a biography, without being a traditional biography. I student could read this book to learn more about Einstien, or a child could read this book just for fun.
This is a story that is a biography, without being a traditional biography. I student could read this book to learn more about Einstien, or a child could read this book just for fun.
I'm just wondering, that if Einstein would have been brought up in today's teaching world, he would have been labeled something, spent half his time is ISS and probably have dropped out by 13. Interesting book for young readers.
WHY: "Offers hope for every child who marches to a different drummer, who doesn't blossom on time, who isn't good at sports, who believes in daydreaming about things that no one else can even imagine."
This story will appeal to children who are interested in science or learning more about Einstein. Children who don’t seem to “fit” in with their peers will also enjoy this story.
This is a cute story with fun pictures. It is full of interesting, little-known facts about him and his life.
There is also a bibliography.
There is also a bibliography.
Odd boy indeed - did anyone else wonder if Einstein's childhood peculiarities would suggest autism today?
Facinating view of Albert Einstein
Childhood
School difficulities
Science
Scientists
Temper-anger
Childhood
School difficulities
Science
Scientists
Temper-anger
The story of Albert Einstein and how he didn't fit in but became a genius. Biography
Biography - Enjoyed. Would have liked more about his life in homeland
great biography on einstein for middle school and elementary..
This was a nice book about Einstien's childhood. It was a very fairminded portrayal of his ups and downs. I really liked it, just as I really like most of Don Brown's biographies.
A simple book that illustrates Einstein's life quickly for children. A great introduction book for biography writing.
Odd Boy Out is the biography of young Albert Einstein and shows his love for math and science growing up. It is a great connecting book for math instruction, and also could be used to highlight history and science connections as well.
Entertaining anecdotes from Einstein's childhood with charming, Gorey-esque illustrations. Gr. 2-5.
A biography about Albert Einstein. A great read for young aspiring inventors.
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