Elon Musk: Tesla Founder and Titan of Tech

by Margaret J. Goldstein

Overview

Born in South Africa in 1971, young Elon Musk loved inventions. He later founded Tesla, SpaceX, and the company that would become PayPal. Read about how Musk became one of the world's most famous entrepreneurs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728434322
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	Gateway Biographies Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	18 MB
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Age Range:	10 - 11 Years

About the Author

Margaret J. Goldstein was born in Detroit and graduated from the University of Michigan. She is an editor and the author of many books for young readers. She lives in Palm Springs, California.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2021

Gr 4–8—In these volumes, each title chronologically traces the subject's life from birth until the present (or death as in the case of J.R.R. Tolkien and Elizabeth Blackwell). Emphasis is placed on their respective fields: Tolkien and his creation of The Hobbit, Blackwell and her struggles as a doctor, Sergey Brin and the development of Google, Elon Musk and his technological ventures, Lupita Nyong'o and her acting career, and Amy Coney Barrett and her rise to the United States Supreme Court. Personal lives and relationships are only briefly explored. The volumes tend to be mostly adulatory although the one on Blackwell states she was a racist and the title on Musk features allegations of his difficult management style. Photographs are included and although they complement the texts, they do not necessarily enhance them. The narratives themselves are readable if not exciting. VERDICT These biographies provide suitable, if not comprehensive, introductions but these subjects (excepting perhaps Barrett and Nyong'o) are covered in numerous other biographies and selectors should weigh demand and currency when considering.

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