Albert Einstein Was a Dope?

by Dan Gutman, Allison Steinfeld (Illustrator)

Overview

From the best-selling author behind My Weird School: a quirky new biography series that casts fresh light on high-interest historic figures.

Albert Einstein was a high school dropout!

When he finally made it to college, he failed physics!

And when he died, his doctor saved his brain and eyeballs!

Wait! What?

Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most bizarre and unusual facts about the world-famous scientist, from his childhood and school days through his brilliant discoveries and his contribution to the development of the atomic bomb.

Narrated by the two spirited siblings and animated by Allison Steinfeld's upbeat illustrations, Wait! What? Albert Einstein Was a Dope? is an authoritative, accessible, and one-of-a-kind biography infused with Dan Gutman's signature zany sense of humor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781324015581
Publisher:	Norton Young Readers
Publication date:	05/04/2021
Series:	Wait! What?
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	1,077,876
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 5.60(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	800L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Dan Gutman is the New York Times best-selling author of the My Weird School series. He lives in New York City with his wife.

Allison Steinfeld is an Atlanta-based illustrator who received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts.

Table of Contents

Introduction: That's True, But … 1

Chapter 1 Stuff Your Teacher Wants You to Know About Albert Einstein … 7

Chapter 2 Baby Einstein 11

Chapter 3 The "Miracle Year" 21

Chapter 4 Getting Famous 30

Chapter 5 The Nutty Professor 43

Chapter 6 Albert Einstein-Ladies' Man! 49

Chapter 7 Einstein in His Spare Time 60

Chapter 8 Einstein and the Bomb 68

Chapter 9 Einstein's Later Life 78

Chapter 10 Oh Yeah? (Stuff About Einstein That Didn't Fit Anywhere Else) 92

To Find Out More … 103

Acknowledgments 105

Editorial Reviews

"Combining Gutman’s ongoing interest in biography with his talent for humor, this engaging new series for young readers is a winner."

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