Odd Boy Out:Young
Albert Einstein by Don Brown
Book Summary:
This story tells of Einstein’s early life; his struggles and events that had early impressions on his life. Although filled with flaws like any other young child, he becomes the greatest genius the world has ever known. Einstein continued driving through his lifelong “oddity” of curiosity, to satisfy his fascination with mathematics and physics to make sense of our puzzling world.
APA Reference:
Brown, D. (2004). Odd boy out: Young Albert Einstein. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.
My Impressions:
A reminder to children who may never heard of “Einstein”, of the greatest genius of all time. This story is very informative yet easy to read, with watercolor drawings somewhat impressionistic; giving a sense of a more simple time. It answers some questions about how this intelligent child was misunderstood and how he developed into the world-renowned icon we know today.
Professional Review:
Bush leaves an impression of this book with her summary telling a few of Einstein’s background idiosyncrasies given in the book. She relates very well how his experiences and moments in time may have related to the enormous discoveries Einstein developed through his extensive imagination and thought process.
Bush, E. (2004, Oct.). [Review of the book Odd boy out: Young Albert Einstein, by D. Brown]. Bulletin of The Center For Children's Books, 55(2), 32. Available from http://bccb.lis.illinois.edu/.
Library Uses:
Used by counselors for late-bloomers, students may find encouragement along with Albert, as he struggled to find himself despite his human faults. This also might be a fun elementary history or science extra credit project or biography report. Discussion could encompass comparisons of how life was during Einstein’s childhood and today or the effects of his contributions to the world as we know it.
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