Eugenie Clark: Adventures of a Shark Scientist by Ellen Butts
Eugenie Clark, an ichthyologist, had a very hard life. Eugenie Clark is a great book about the study of fish.
reviewed by Catherine M
Starry Messenger by Peter Sis
Galileo Galilei, a famous astronomer, is a starry messenger who believed that the planets moved around the sun. I liked the book Starry Messenger because Galileo thinks differently from everybody else.
reviewed by Adam A
Giants of Science: Leonardo da Vinci by Kathleen Krull
Leonardo da Vinci, a famous inventor and artist, let nothing pass his eye and was curious and everything he saw and everything in the world. He had so many adventures in his life, and made so many inventions that he became famous. I loved this book!
reviewed by Jessica C
Giants of Science: Leonardo da Vinci by Kathleen Krull
Leonardo da Vinci was interested in everything. He was an inventor, a scientist, and an artist. He investigated everything in the natural world, and he always carried a notebook and pencil with him. Giants of Science:Leonardo da Vinci is an inspiring book. I loved this book!
reviewed by Anna R.
Scorpion Man by Laurence Pringle
Gary Polis, a scorpion scientist, was interested in pond life at the age of ten. I recommend this book, Scorpion Man, to anyone that wants to learn more about scorpions or Gary Polis’s very exciting life.
reviewed by Bishop S.
Harry Houdini by John Grandits
Harry Houdini, a famous escape artist, once escaped from a milk can filled with water. Harry Houdini was a great book because it has a lot of real photos.
reviewed by Chris M.
Spellbinder by Tom Lalicki
Harry Houdini, an escape artist, found a way out of a cell in England after putting on a straight jacket. It is all in an exciting book, Spellbinder.
reviewed by Evan M
Langston Hughes: Young Black Poet by Montrew Dunham
Langston Hughes, a young black poet, was one of the most famous American poets. He was sometimes mistreated even though he succeeded with his goal. Langston Hughes is an incredible book about his childhood, and is an interesting book.
reviewed by Julia R
In the Time of Knights by Shelley Tanaka
William Marshal was known for the amount of battles and prizes he won. People call him the most famous knight ever. At one point in his lifeWilliam’s dad trades his life for his castle. In the Time of Knights was an o.k. book, because it tells you a lot about knights and battles.
reviewed by Josh H
All Shook Up: the Life and Death of Elvis Presley by Barry Denenberg
Elvis Presley, famous for singing and playing the guitar, grew up playing the guitar. Elvis wanted a go cart, but his mom thought it would be too dangerous so she got him a guitar. I think this was a good book because I like music, especially rock music. You should read the book All Shook Up: the Life and Death of Elvis Presley.
reviewed by Mark R
Escape King by John Ernst
Harry Houdini, an escape artist, died from a burst appendix.Escape King was a very exciting book, and I liked learning how he escaped.
reviewed by Matt L
Mia Hamm by Daryl Zarzycki
Mia Hamm, a soccer champion, got married twice to Christian Corey and Nomar Garciapara. Mia Hamm tells a great story of how she grew up and of her happiness and her sorrow.
reviewed by Nell D
Hokusai: the Man Who Painted a Mountain by Deborah Kogan Ray
Hokusai, a Japanese artist, was nine when he started to paint while living in a bookshop. I really liked Hokusai: the Man Who Painted a Mountain because it shows some of the art from Japan.
reviewed by
Nick A
World at Her Fingertips by Joan Dash
Helen Keller, blind and deaf from age six, had a burning desire to go to Harvard. Read all about the ups and downs of Helen’s life in the great book World at her Fingertips.
reviewed by Sarah C
Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor of the Telephone by Carin T. Ford
Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of telephone, taught deaf kids in school and became a very good teacher. The book Alexander Graham Bell tells the interesting story of his life and his invention.
reviewed by Yunsu L