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Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines
Contributor(s): Aronson, Sarah (Author), Neubecker, Robert (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1481476688     ISBN-13: 9781481476683
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Art
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Art - Cartooning
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2018016834
Age Level: 3-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Lexile Measure: 690(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.8" W x 10.5" L (0.90 lbs) 48 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: School Library Journal 12/01/2018 pg. 88
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 01/07/2019
Booklist 02/15/2019 pg. 39
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2019 pg. 152
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average
 
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Publisher Description:
Discover how Rube Goldberg followed his dreams to become an award-winning cartoonist, inventor, and even an adjective in the dictionary in this inspiring and funny biographical picture book.

Want to become an award-winning cartoonist and inventor? Follow your dreams, just like Rube Goldberg From a young age, Rube Goldberg had a talent for art. But his father, a German immigrant, wanted Rube to have a secure job. So, Rube went to college and became an engineer.

But Rube didn't want to spend his life mapping sewer pipes. He wanted to follow his passion, so Rube got a low-level job at a newspaper, and from there, he worked his way up, creating cartoons that made people laugh and tickled the imagination. He became known for his fantastic Rube Goldberg machines--complicated contraptions with many parts that performed a simple task in an elaborate and farfetched way. Eventually, his cartoons earned him a Pulitzer Prize and his own adjective in the dictionary. This moving biography is sure to encourage young artists and inventors to pursue their passions.


Contributor Bio(s): Aronson, Sarah: - Sarah Aronson began writing for kids and teens when someone in an exercise class dared her to try. Since then, she has earned an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and published three novels: Head Case, Beyond Lucky, and Believe. Her most recent books are part of a new young middle grade series about the worst fairy godmother ever, The Wish List. She is the cofounder and organizer of the Writing Novels for Young People Retreat at VCFA and has served as an SCBWI mentor in both Illinois and Michigan. She lives in Evanston, Illinois.Neubecker, Robert: - Robert Neubecker is the author and illustrator of Linus the Vegetarian T. Rex and of his own Wow! series. He is also the award-winning illustrator of Shiver Me Timbers by Douglas Florian, Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth by Sarah Weeks, I Got Two Dogs by John Lithgow, and Monsters on Machines by Deb Lund. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, Robert also illustrates for The New York Times and Slate magazine. After twenty years in Manhattan, he and his family live in Park City, Utah. Visit Robert at Neubecker.com.
 
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