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Isaac the Alchemist

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A surprising true story of Isaac Newton's boyhood suggests an intellectual development owing as much to magic as science.

Before Isaac Newton became the father of physics, an accomplished mathematician, or a leader of the scientific revolution, he was a boy living in an apothecary's house, observing and experimenting, recording his observations of the world in a tiny notebook. As a young genius living in a time before science as we know it existed, Isaac studied the few books he could get his hands on, built handmade machines, and experimented with alchemy—a process of chemical reactions that seemed, at the time, to be magical. Mary Losure's riveting narrative nonfiction account of Isaac's early life traces his development as a thinker from his childhood, in friendly prose that will capture the attention of today's budding scientists—as if by magic. Back matter includes an afterword, an author's note, source notes, and a bibliography.


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Publisher: Candlewick Press
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: February 14, 2017

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  • ISBN: 9780763680473
  • File size: 49292 KB
  • Release date: February 14, 2017

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  • ISBN: 9780763680473
  • File size: 49292 KB
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ATOS Level:6.9
Lexile® Measure:1010
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:5-8

A surprising true story of Isaac Newton's boyhood suggests an intellectual development owing as much to magic as science.

Before Isaac Newton became the father of physics, an accomplished mathematician, or a leader of the scientific revolution, he was a boy living in an apothecary's house, observing and experimenting, recording his observations of the world in a tiny notebook. As a young genius living in a time before science as we know it existed, Isaac studied the few books he could get his hands on, built handmade machines, and experimented with alchemy—a process of chemical reactions that seemed, at the time, to be magical. Mary Losure's riveting narrative nonfiction account of Isaac's early life traces his development as a thinker from his childhood, in friendly prose that will capture the attention of today's budding scientists—as if by magic. Back matter includes an afterword, an author's note, source notes, and a bibliography.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Candlewick Press

    Awards:

    Kindle Book
    Release date: February 14, 2017

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780763680473
    File size: 49292 KB
    Release date: February 14, 2017

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780763680473
    File size: 49292 KB
    Release date: February 14, 2017

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 6.9
    Lexile® Measure: 1010
    Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    Text Difficulty: 5-8
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