Thursday, January 25, 2018

The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky illustrated by Kevin Hawkes*

Wow!  This book is extremely interesting and well researched.
Ms. Lasky displays inquisitive Eratosthenes, an ancient Greek,  who begins asking questions from an early and continues to ask questions throughout his adulthood.  These questions propel him to search out answers and discover life changing answers for the entire world.  Along with being the head librarian at Alexandria, Egypt, he also devoted his time to figure  out the circumference of the earth by utilizing his knowledge of geometry.
My eight year old and I read this book together.
Strategy: asking questions
**Highly, highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.

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