A colorfully illustrated biography of the greek philosopher and scientist eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured. The librarian who measured the earth book by kathryn lasky. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success.
This book describes the life and work of eratosthenes, the greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the earth. It shows how a library can be the perfect place for curious people to gather information and think and how interdisciplinary thinking and learning is important. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. Read online the librarian who measured the earth and download the librarian who measured the earth book full in pdf formats. The following text is for tailored for reading aloud to.
Some information is drawn from the story of science. The story of eratosthenes, a scholar of the third century b. Read download the librarian who measured the earth pdf pdf. A perfect introduction to mathematical concepts for. She is the author of the guardians of gahoole series and several titles in the dear america series, and her. Read and discover the story of the eratosthenes, the scientist who accurately measured the earth s circumference.
Download pdf the librarian who measured the earth book full free. Her childrens books include several dear america books, the royal diaries books, sugaring time, the night journey. A perfect companion for those interested in learning more about mathematicians, scientists, and ancient greece. A colorfully illustrated biography of the greek philosopher and scientist eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured the globes circumference. The librarian who measured the earth nashville public library. The librarian who measured the earth 1994 edition open.
The librarian who measured the earth has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. A fabulous book to help your children understand that it was known information that the world was round at the time of christopher columbus is the librarian who measured the earth. This picture book covers the life of eratosthenes of cyrene, a geographer who estimated the circumference of the earth in around 200 b. This colorfully illustrated biography of the greek philosopher and scientist eratosthenes follows his life as he becomes alexandria s chief librarian, writes the. Buy a cheap copy of the librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky 0316515264 9780316515269 a gently used book at a great low price. The librarian who measured the earth printables, classroom. The librarian who measured the earth little, brown and company. In illustrating the librarian who measured the earth, he was inspired by the greek landscape and light, as well as the challenge of. Kathryn lasky born june 24, 1944 is an american childrens writer who also writes for adults under the names kathryn lasky knight and e. His questions finally led him to invent a way to measure the earth. The librarian who measured the earth nashville public.
Rex stout ltd this nice biography for children just shows that all this knowledge we have is a heritage of those past great minds this book talks about a curious and intelligent child who. See all books authored by kathryn lasky, including the capture, and mary, queen of scots. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. The librarian who measured the earth by kathyrn lasky. Librarian who measured the earth, the, lasky, kathryn hardcover,9780316515269.
Kathryn lasky books list of books by author kathryn lasky. This colorfully illustrated biography tells the story of the greek philosopher and scientist eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured the. The librarian who measured the earth 9780316515269 by kathryn lasky and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. And that is unfortunate, because kathryn lasky has written a wonderful biography of the geographer eratosthenes. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. About the librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for bookloversthis book describes eratosthenes life and inventions and includes color illustrations no matter how many questions he asked. The librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky. The librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky, 1994, joy street books. A book talk about the librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky. Each paragraph goes with a twopage spread starting with pp. This book, illustrated by kevin hawks, is an excellent readaloud for ages ten and under and can be read independently by children at a fourthgrade reading level. This biography begins more than two thousand years ago and tells the tale of eratosthenes whose curiosity led him to a measurement of the earth only two hundred miles different from our own.
Kevin hawkes describes the life and work of eratosthenes, the greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the earth. Picture inspired by georgia okeeffes own descriptive letters, kathryn lasky imagines a day in the life of this legendary artist at her abiquiu, new mexico, home. The librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky, kevin. This book uses rich and vibrant illustrations to tell the story of greek philosopher and mathematician eratosthenes, who was the first person to measure the circumference of the earth. The librarian who measured the earth hardcover picture book, sep 1 1994. The first scientist to accurately measure the size of the globe was also a legendary bookworm. Since the greek, eratosthenes, calculated the circumference of the earth approximately 200 years before the birth of jesus it stands to reason at least some people. This colorfully illustrated biography of the greek philosopher and scientist eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured the globes circumference, is just right for budding mathematicians, scientists, historians, and librarians. The librarian who measured the earth ebook format feb 01, 2020 get pdf book by. The librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky q. Several steps in the geometrybased portion were reordered. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Blending fact with informed conjecture, lasky describes the education of a wellborn greek boy, suggests questions he might have asked, and follows him from school in his native cyrene in what is now libya to further study in athens and his post at the great library at alexandria.
The librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky isbn. Pdf the librarian who measured the earth download full. The librarian who measured the earth by lasky, kathryn. Since little is known about his personal life, lasky describes his early years in general terms. Queen without a country, france, 1553, and more on. The librarian who measured the earth theme paperback, theme 4 by mifflin, houghton. The following text is for tailored for reading aloud to delta. The librarian who measured the earth reading to kids. The librarian who measured the earth kindle edition by lasky, kathryn, hawkes, kevin. One such book i have found, and which i recommend to all parents who love classics, is the librarian who measured the earth, written by kathryn lasky and illustrated by kevin hawkes. A perfect introduction to mathematical concepts for young readers, written by a newbery honorwinning author. Click to read more about the librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky. Buy the librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky, kevin hawkes illustrator online at alibris. Lasky pens this colorfully illustrated biography of the greek philosopher and scientist eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately.
The librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky, 1994, joy street books edition, in english 1st ed. Jul 8, 2014 the librarian who measured the earth by kathyrn lasky, newbery honor author, ages 36. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Apr 14, 2017 the librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky. Lasky pens this colorfully illustrated biography of the greek philosopher and scientist eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured the globes circumference. Kathryn lasky is the american author of many critically acclaimed books.
This colorfully illustrated biography tells the story of the greek philosopher and scientist eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured the globes circumference. Grade 25this picture book covers the life of eratosthenes of cyrene, a geographer who estimated the circumference of the earth in around 200 b. The librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky illustrated by kevin hawkes published by little, brown and company ages. Most of the text is simply a shortened version of kathryn lasky s text. After reading the librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky, use this printable and interactive word search puzzle. This assignment was completed for a reading in the content area class. The librarian who measured the earth is a book to share with students to show the amazing accomplishments that are waiting to be discovered, and questions waiting to be answered by those possessing a curious mind.
No matter how many questions he asked, eratosthenes never felt he knew everything. Read all about it in this charming, colorful kids book. This book talks about a curious and intelligent child who becomes the librarian who measured the earth. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the librarian who measured the earth. Kathryn lasky has written a variety of books for children, including fiction, picture books, and many nonfiction books. This book describes eratosthenes life and inventions and includes color illustrations. This colorfully illustrated biography of the greek philosopher and scientist eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured the globes circumference, is just ri. What do you get when you cross a geographer with a librarian. See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Little, brown books for young readers, nov 16, 2008 juvenile fiction.
The librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky genre. The librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky, kevin hawkes illustrator did you know that the greek thinker eratosthenes was a librarian. She is the author of the guardians of gahoole series and several titles in the dear america series, and her book sugaring time was awarded a newbery honor in 1983. Mar 21, 2016 a book talk about the librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky. The librarian who measured the earth available for download and read online in other formats. Describes the life and work of eratosthenes, the greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the earth. Buy a cheap copy of the librarian who measured the earth book by kathryn lasky. Kevin hawkes has written and illustrated many books for young readers, including library lion and then the troll heard a squeak. The librarian who measured the earth kindle edition by.
In illustrating the librarian who measured the earth, he was inspired by the greek landscape and light, as well as the challenge of bringing a subject like ancient history to life. This is a wellresearched and beautifully presented book about a greek librarian and mathematician well, he was undoubtedly a genius. The librarian who measured the earth kathryn lasky. After reading the librarian who measured the earth by kathryn lasky, use this printable and interactive criss cross puzzle.
457 965 1321 1158 281 613 734 1110 126 375 48 1459 1088 1358 1156 635 1423 1142 929 779 1520 987 55 1418 384 1440 435 11 238 293 1245 1030 338 475 267 573 255 1474 830 1064