Jacqueline Fortey

This book was created to explore many different scientists who have helped contribute to science today. I think this book would be great to use in an elementary classroom setting because it uses so many scientists and what they did to become a scientist. A couple scientists that are talked about are Benjamin Franklin, who invented the lightening rod, and also Alfred Wegener who used a device called the weather balloon to track the circulation of air. It also gives a timeline and multiple pictures with each scientist. I rated this book 4 out of 5 because it may be easy for the upper levels of elementary students to comprehend, but not as easy for the younger grades. It uses some science concepts that younger children may not be ready to learn. However, it does give great explanations of the concepts.… (mere)