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Sagan, Carl
4 Reviews
(3)
4-6
Eleven-year-old Alex makes audio recordings to send into space to inform intelligent beings about life on Earth. Book-smart Alex is clueless about his mom's troubles, his dead father, and why his older brother never visits. On a road trip from Colorado to Albuquerque to Las Vegas, he realizes that the truth he's been seeking is in the bonds with his family, friends, and beloved dog, Carl Sagan.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
(1)
K-3
As curious young Carl grows, his general inquisitiveness settles into an adult craving to know more about stars and solar systems. His boyhood interjection of "Wowie!" exuberantly captures that continuing wonder. A vertical foldout depicts Carl studying in a library; as the page opens (and Carl's knowledge increases), the universe above him expands. The narrative's pace accelerates with Carl's intellectual journey. Bib.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2015
(4)
YA
A & E Biography series.
These biographies offer straightforward information about their subjects in accurate, if adulatory, packages. Illustrated mostly with low-grade black-and-white photos, along with a few color photos, these books generally afford serviceable, well-documented introductions to their subjects. Crazy Horse, Cousteau, and Gandhi contain time lines; Gates, Sagan, and Gandhi contain glossaries. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian
(4)
YA
Great Scientists series.
Because the media-savvy Sagan frequently appeared as a television commentator, some of his colleagues viewed him as a less-than-serious scientist. This biography examines both aspects of his career and touches on his education, marriages, and social activism. The chronology of events is not always clear in this volume, which is illustrated with black-and-white photos. A time line is included. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
4 reviews
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