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Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life and work of a devout Muslim who was the first to hypothesize that vision occurs when light beams travel through the lens of a human eye.
Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group's PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces Leonardo da Vinci, one of the best-known artists and thinkers of the Renaissance, who was one of the first artists in Italy to experiment with oil paint and whose sketches include designs for a robot, a bicycle, and a helicopter.
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of Thomas Paine reveals how he left behind his home in England, defying conventions in search of a more fulfilling life using his writing talents.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--