Steve Jobs (Rookie Biographies) - Softcover

Mattern, Joanne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0531247058 ISBN 13: 9780531247051

Publisher: Children's Press, 2013

Synopsis

Meet Steve Jobs!

Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. This fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biography book introduces the youngest readers to Steve Jobs-the innovative force behind Apple Computers. Colorful photos and very simple text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about the man who helped change the way people work and live every day.

About this title

About the Author

Mattern is the author of many books for children. Her favorite topics include animals, biography, and history. She lives in the Hudson Valley of New York State.

Reviews

Gr 1-2-With simple text and colorful captioned images, these small-sized, introductions manage to pack in a lot of information about six people who have influenced history in very different ways. Short sentences, clear maps and time lines, "Fast Fact!" text boxes, and other nonfiction book features, such as glossaries with pronunciation guides, assist kids in learning facts without being overwhelmed. Large full-color and black-and-white photos and reproductions illustrate every spread. Each book also includes a poem about the subject and an inspirational section that encourages readers to think about helping others, becoming innovators, and getting involved in a handful of other pursuits that echo the achievements of the featured person. α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

This tidy little book hits all the high points of Jobs’ life, and does so in simple sentences and a large font, just right for new biography readers. Jobs’ early life, his entry into the world of computers, his work with Apple, and a survey of his inventions that changed everyday life are covered. Text appears on one page, faced by color photos. Even though many of the pictures are stock, they are bright and set on glossy paper. Fast facts appear at the bottom of some of the pages (“Steve’s father liked to fix up cars and sell them”). The book concludes, a bit oddly, with an original poem (“We owe so much to that little ‘i.’ / Imagine the world without it; just try!”), as well as a time line, glossary, and link to Scholastic’s website for further information. Grades 1-3. --Ilene Cooper

Edition details

• Publisher: Children's Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0531247058
• ISBN 13: 9780531247051
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32