书名：Who Was…谁是……？名人传记系列10本装

作者：Jess Brallier
出版社名称：Grosset & Dunlap
出版时间：2002
语种：英文
ISBN：9780448424965
商品尺寸：13.4 x 6.9 x 19.5 cm
包装：平装
页数：1050（以实物为准）
Who Was系列是国际十大童书出版社Grosset & Dunlap出版的人物传记类桥梁书，主要介绍从古至今世界各行各业的名人励志故事，对有一定英语基础的孩子开拓眼界或提高英语水平都有帮助。这系列图书为英文版，适合8-12岁的儿童自主阅读。

推荐理由：
1.以纪实写法为主，辅以故事色彩，注重史实与生平小事的结合，读起来并不枯燥；
2.内容丰富，其中涉及的人物包括科技巨人、政治伟人、功夫演员、传奇画家等；
3.分章节，用词简单，孩子容易理解，很适合做英文桥梁书；
4.字体较大，配插图，图文比例合适。
Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun, engaging way that clearly explores the world he lived in and changed.
Who Was…名人传记10本装共精选了10位世界名人的传记故事，包括“世纪伟人”爱因斯坦、“力学之父”牛顿、“英国戏剧之父”莎士比亚、“英国女王”伊丽莎白女王一世、“美国国父”华盛顿、“米老鼠之父”迪士尼、“功夫巨星”李小龙以及“苹果教父”乔布斯等。

Grosset & Dunlap格洛赛特和邓洛普，由George T. Grosset和Alexander Dunlap于1898年成立，现为企鹅集团旗下的一家童书出版社，其主要为0-12岁的儿童提供高品质的简装童书，每年出版的图书高达200多个。其中较为知名有Nancy Drew、The Hardy Boys、“埃里克•卡尔的世界”系列、劳伦·乔尔德（Lauren Child）的作品在国内也深受欢，如“查理和劳拉”系列。此外，人物传记桥梁书“Who Was…”系列也是非常畅销的儿童读物之一。

Grosset & Dunlap publishes over 200 titles a year and creates high-quality books at affordable prices. Focused on ages 0-12, this imprint offers a collection of original paperback series, leveled readers, nonfiction, brands, and licenses to captivate even the most reluctant of readers.
George T. Grosset and Alexander Dunlap founded the imprint in 1898 as a way of extending books to the masses. Success came early with the publication of silent film tie-in books, though their transition to juvenile paperbacks made Grosset a household name. Classic series such as Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys solidified the imprint’s school and library presence, and the legacy continues with their current crop of original series. Additionally, the imprint works to expand the world of in-house brands like The Little Engine That Could, The World of Eric Carle, Skippyjon Jones, Ladybug Girl, Llama Llama, and more.

Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? 谁是爱迪生？

Who Was Albert Einstein? 谁是爱因斯坦？

Who Was Isaac Newton? 谁是牛顿？

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? 谁是达芬奇？

Who Was Steve Jobs? 谁是乔布斯？

Who Was George Washington? 谁是华盛顿？

Who Was William Shakespeare? 谁是莎士比亚？

Who Was Queen Elizabeth? 谁是伊丽莎白女王？

Who Was Bruce Lee? 谁是李小龙？

Who Was Walt Disney? 谁是迪斯尼？

Do you know that Albert Einstein was a very poor student who got kicked out of school? Well, he was. Yet he was one of the most brilliant people that the world has ever known.

Did you know that Albert was a peace-loving person who hated war? Well, he was. Yet his work led to the creation of the most destructive bomb ever.
Did you known that Albert was shy and hated publicity and attention? Yet he was a media superstar. Even now, fifty years after his death, Hollywood still makes his movies about him—and T-shirts, coffee mugs, and posters are decorated with picture of his famous face.
Who was Albert Einstein? You are about to find out.
Chapter 1
Born to Think
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”     —Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein made his entrance into the world on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany. He certainly didn’t seem like an extraordinary child. He was chubby and pale with thick, black hair. He was so quiet and shy that his parents worried that there was something wrong with him. They took Albert to doctors. “He doesn’t talk,” his parents explained. The doctors found nothing wrong.
The story goes that Albert didn’t speak a word until he was three or four years old. Then suddenly, over supper one night, he said, “The soup is too hot.” Greatly relieved, his parents asked why he had never said anything before. “Because,” little Albert replied, “up to now, everything has been fine.” Is this story true? There’s no proof.
Most boys his age played soldier and other rough-and-tumble games. Not Albert. When Albert saw real soldiers marching with their blank faces, they frightened him. Albert preferred to stay by himself and daydream. He enjoyed playing with blocks and building houses out of playing cards—some of them were fourteen stories high.
His parents continued to worry about their lonely and quiet son. They took him to more doctors. “Could there be something wrong with his brain?” his parents asked. Once again, doctors found nothing wrong with the boy. It was just his nature. He was quiet. He was a thinker.