Thomas Jefferson's battle for science: bias, truth, and a mighty moose!
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Holmes, Jeremy Illustrator
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690L
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690L
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Published:
New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2024].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 x 25 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781635926200, 1635926203, 9781635926200, 1635926203
Lexile measure:
690
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Thomas Jefferson is one of the most famous founding fathers, but did you know that his mind was always on science? This STEM/STEAM picture book tells how Jefferson's scientific thinking and method battled against faulty facts and bias to prove that his new nation was just as good as any in the Old World. Young Thomas Jefferson loved to measure the natural world: plants and animals, mountains and streams, crops and weather. With a notepad in his pocket, he constantly examined, experimented, and explored. He dreamed of making great discoveries like the well-known scientific author, Count Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon. But when Buffon published an encyclopedia of the natural world, Jefferson was furious! According to the French count, America was cold and swampy, and filled with small and boring animals, nothing like the majestic creatures of the OId World. Jefferson knew Buffon had never even been to America. Where had Buffon gotten his information? Had he cherry-picked the facts to suit his arguments? Was he biased in favor of Europe? How could Jefferson prove Buffon wrong? By using scientific inquiry, of course! This first picture book to emphasize Jefferson's use of scientific methods is an accessible and entertaining approach to a lesser-known side of Jefferson"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
690L,Lexile
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APA Citation (style guide)
Anderson, B., & Holmes, J. (2024). Thomas Jefferson's battle for science: bias, truth, and a mighty moose! First edition. Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Anderson, Beth and Jeremy Holmes. 2024. Thomas Jefferson's Battle for Science: Bias, Truth, and a Mighty Moose! Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Anderson, Beth and Jeremy Holmes, Thomas Jefferson's Battle for Science: Bias, Truth, and a Mighty Moose! Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Anderson, Beth and Jeremy Holmes. Thomas Jefferson's Battle for Science: Bias, Truth, and a Mighty Moose! First edition. Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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