Who Was Galileo? Library Binding – February 5, 2015

My first grader loves these books, and the series covers interesting people from all over the spectrum of history. She has quite a collection going and we plan to buy tons more.We got the Gallileo book because she loves space. She is a pretty advanced reader for her age, and I would say this one is a bit of a harder and more complex read than say the Abraham Lincoln book, which she found more relatable and was generally a faster book to finish.This is a deep and well written story however, and has introduced her to all sorts of new people she can obsess over, such as all the Greek philosophers that inspired Gallileo, and other things that were going on in history in his lifetime.We read out of this book each night for 15 minutes, which is about a chapter a night. I listen to my daughter read it and help her with some of the hard words. The story is pretty detailed and I think she has gotten a real sense of satisfaction out of it, now since we are on the last chapter. She might not be absorbing everything they are saying, such as the Catholics vs Protestants, and the push back he got from the Catholic Church despite being a devout follower, however it offers her just enough of a challenge with hard words that she is definitely improving her vocabulary and it is helping her reading aloud.

This book was easy to read but not childish, so it was perfect for my son's book report due in elementary school.

Before reading this book I didn't know much about Galileo other than his telescope and his discovery of Jupiter's moons. Every book I've read in this series is outstanding - informative in an entertaining way, and makes you want to know more.

I loved this book. I feel it was very well written. As a Catholic I get leery of secular material that talks about the Catholic Church to children. This book does address how the church banned Galileo’s writings and how he was punished for his beliefs about science, but it takes the time to explain that it was misguided members that caused that to happen and how Pope JohnPaul II offered an apology for the churches actions. We really enjoyed this read.

I buy these little books for my granddaughter but actually I enjoy them, too. This one (Galileo) filled in a lot of blanks for that time period in a most diplomatic way, I thought. This was particularly true in regard to the church vs secular/scientific view controversies. Really, a terrific little book with appeal across a broad age range.

Bought it for my Autistic son. He enjoyed it.

Oh, this book is amazing it really helps you look into his life in your mind. And teaches you amazing things

My son reads one of these books a night (he’s 11) and then he loves to tell everyone what he has learned because he’s so fascinated by history.

Demorou muito para chegar... mas é um excelente livro!!!!

Perfect for kids!!

It was a gift to my grandson . He liked it a lot .

My children read the book and learned a great deal. It’s like History written for children between the ages of 7 and 12. We order a few of these books when schools were closed - during the Corona pandemic as a way to continue their education.

Buen contenidoExcelente apoyo para el aprendizaje del idioma