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elizabethlk's review
4.0
3.5 stars.
This is a really fascinating look at an obscure part of history that is well worth a read for children and adults alike. The illustrations are lovely, the storytelling is engaging, and there is some truly interesting and important information to be learned.
Recommended!
This is a really fascinating look at an obscure part of history that is well worth a read for children and adults alike. The illustrations are lovely, the storytelling is engaging, and there is some truly interesting and important information to be learned.
Recommended!
imperfectcj's review
5.0
Aside from the fact that even by the end of the book I couldn't consistently pronounce "Eratosthenes" correctly, my kids and I loved this one. Simple, thorough explanation of how Eratosthenes measured the circumference of Earth, and I love how it promotes following one's interests and continuing to research and ask questions even when the answers aren't readily available. I had no idea so much went on at the museum at Alexandria.
honeybeef8844's review
4.0
Nice peek at various aspects of life in Ancient Greece. Good explanation of how Eratosthenes determined the circumference of the earth. And a nice afterword dispelling many modern myths (like thinking a round earth was a recent discovery or that mathematics was primitive in ancient times).
chessakat's review
5.0
Great book! Cool illustrations and a well-told story of Eratosthenes, who since he was very little loved to ask questions and wonder about things. Great mathematical concepts woven in in the later third of the book - angles, circumference, geometry in general - but doesn't feel overly "teachy" at all - it's just a great story. In fact, it was so good that my kids were slightly disbelieving that it was true. ;)
Read to two kids, ages 9 and 5.
Read to two kids, ages 9 and 5.
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