I am Albert Einstein, Brad Meltzer
I am Albert Einstein, Brad Meltzer
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I am Albert Einstein

Author: Brad Meltzer

Narrator: Marc Thompson, Various

Unabridged: 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/05/2019


Synopsis

We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer.

Even when he was a kid, Albert Einstein did things his own way. He thought in pictures instead of words, and his special way of thinking helped him understand big ideas like the structure of music and why a compass always points north. Those ideas made him want to keep figuring out the secrets of the universe. Other people thought he was just a dreamer, but because of his curiosity, Einstein grew up to be one of the greatest scientists the world has ever known.
 
What makes a hero? This lively, fun biography series by best-selling author Brad Meltzer answers the question, one great role model at a time.

About Brad Meltzer

As a #1 New York Times bestselling author, Brad Meltzer has led a very full personal and professional life. He is one of those rare authors who have been quite successful in different genres of writing. He has had success in fiction, non-fiction, advice, and comics. It must be very satisfying to be so diversified as a writer. He graduated from Columbia Law School and was selected to the Columbia Law Review.

His works of fiction encompass: The Inner Circle, The Book of Fate, The Millionaires, The President's Shadow, and his latest, The Escape Artist. Non-Fiction: History Decoded, Advice (Heroes for My Son..... Heroes for My Daughter), Children's books: I Am Amelia Earhart and I Am Abraham Lincoln, and comics: Justice League of America.

Meltzer is host of Brad Meltzer's Last History on H2 and Brad Meltzer's Decoded on the History Channel. As if that is not enough, he was also responsible for helping find the missing 9/11 flag that was raised by the firefighters at Ground Zero. Using his tv show, he had a former Marine walk in to return the flag. It is now in the 9/11 Museum in New York City.

Meltzer is very attuned to his research, so that fictional books have elements of authenticity. He even had former President's Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush give him advice. He has also participated in Homeland Security round table discussions. There are very few, if any, American authors as diversified as Brad Meltzer.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on September 18, 2019

This non-fiction book about Albert Einstein is funny. I have always loved his wild and crazy hair and one of the running jokes is he is always talking about loving his awesome hair throughout this story. It’s great and so true. I did see in the bibliography that Walter Isaacson wrote a biography of......more

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on September 17, 2023

I love these nonfiction books. I always talk about how children’s nonfiction is a great point of access for anyone who struggled with accessible nonfiction. And this book is a wonderful example. I decided to go back through and read this entire series by Brad Meltzer, and I wanted to start specifical......more

Goodreads review by Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids on March 21, 2016

"There's nothing foolish about dreaming big and being curious." Albert Einstein was a thinker. He was very smart and sometimes people wouldn't understand him or how he saw things. He saw the world a little bit different than we did. We was very smart. He wanted to know how the world worked. He never......more

Goodreads review by Kym on February 13, 2016

I was drawn to this book because of Brad Meltzer. He is known for his historical research in his other adult fiction books, so I wanted to see how he portrayed this focus in a children's book. I was happy to see that Brad didn't let me down. I felt he gave me interesting bits of history on Mr. Einst......more

Goodreads review by Mr. Cody on February 29, 2020

Aw man. I really wanted this one to be a home run... It started off really strong, but the ending was rushed. I know explaining quantum physics to kids is a “little” tough, but kids will read this book and have no idea why Einstein is so famous. But I really did like the backstory on Albert as a kid......more