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Come See the Earth Turn [Library Binding]

Lori Mortensen (Author), Raul Allen (Illustrator)
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Release Date: Sep 14 2010
A sickly child, a poor student, and a medical school dropout, Léon Foucault seemed an unlikely candidate for greatness. But his ingenious experiment—simple, beautiful, and stunningly original—changed how we see the world.
 
Scientists knew that the earth turned on its axis. But how could they prove it? Countless experiments had been tried . . . and had failed. Then, one historic day in Paris, Léon Foucault gave a magnificent demonstration that offered the proof everyone had been looking for.

Discover the improbable story of the man behind the famous Foucault’s Pendulum.


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Product Details

  • Library Binding: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Tricycle Press (Sep 14 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1582463611
  • ISBN-13: 978-1582463612
  • Product Dimensions: 22.3 x 0.8 x 27.4 cm
  • Shipping Weight: 340 g
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,918,430 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Review, The Wall Street Journal, September 26, 2010:
"An atmospheric picture book. ...The story of Foucault's tripumph--enhanced by the visual drama of Raúl Allén's sepia-toned illustrations--makes a suprisingly diverting read for young children."

Review, Scientific American, December 1, 2010:
"... elegantly illustrated ... "


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About the Author

Like Léon Foucault, when LORI MORTENSEN was a kid, she was surrounded by experiments—not her own experiments, but experiments conducted by her father, a research chemist. As she grew older, her father dazzled her and her sister with all sorts of demonstrations—white waxy stuff that burst into flame when exposed to oxygen, food coloring that wicked up wet paper and separated into its primary colors, and backyard weeds that he distilled into his own special brand of cologne. Although Lori did not become a chemist, she remembered the fun of learning and discovery. Today, she is an award-winning, multi-published author who writes about all sorts of fascinating subjects ranging from Ancient Egypt, to honey bees, to Amelia Earhart. She lives and writes in the foothills of northern California with her family and a cat named Max.
 
RAÚL ALLÉN grew up in Valladolid, Spain. He received a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Salamanca and then moved to Boston to study illustration and design. Raúl’s work has been exhibited in New York, Boston, Madrid, and Barcelona, and has appeared in Rolling Stone and GQ magazines, among others. Raúl now lives in Spain. His first American picture book, Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep, was also published by Tricycle Press.


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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent scientific biography Oct 21 2010
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Lori Mortensen's COME SEE THE EARTH TURN: THE STORY OF LEON FOUCAULT provides kids with good reading skills some 32 pages of facts about one Leon Foucault, who developed Foucault's Pendulum and changed how the world was perceived. Ages 7-9 will appreciate this survey of a budding scientist's discoveries, and will find it an excellent scientific biography geared for an age group that ordinarily wouldn't receive mention of Foucault's name.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Earth turns--and so will the pages July 14 2011
By Carol Peterson - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
What does a person say in a review for a book that's already won an award from the National Science Teachers Association and Children's Book Council?

How about: this book not only educates kids about an important person in history but also teaches something about our world and its place in the universe. How about: this book is fun to read accented by wonderful period-style illustrations. How about: this text is well-written and crisp. How about: this book presents a complex topic in a way kids (and even adults) can understand. Yes, all that. And more.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have Book Oct 27 2010
By S. R. Redmond - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
From her intriguing opening about the birth of "weak and puny" baby born in Paris to Leon's later work with weights and wires, Lori Mortensen presents a fascinating biography about Léon Foucault, "the frail, awkward boy" who later proved the earth turned." Mortensen's lively account actually makes science interesting for kids. A must-have book for every teacher or parent, who will eventually take his or her youngsters to a museum to see the earth rotating beneath a pendulum.

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