Reviews

Alexander von Humboldt by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara

that_glitter_chick_'s review

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

This lovely book is the perfect way to introduce your little ones to Alexander Von Humboldt. The illustrations are absolutly beautiful and the story is sweet and informative. 

geekwayne's review

4.0

'Alexander Von Humboldt' by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara with illustrations by Sally Agar is a biography in the Little People BIG Dreams series.

Alexander Von Humboldt wasn't a great student, but had a pretty unusual mind. He was able to see the world differently and see how things were interconnected. He became so famous that many things in the natural world are named after him.

I really liked Sally Agar's illustrations in this one and it's a solid entry as usual.

ofloveandlayovers's review

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

angiew23's review

5.0

This picture book biography tells the story of Alexander von Humboldt, a scientist who is known for being a leader in his field and demonstrated an understanding that all elements of nature are co-dependent upon each other. Including all of the necessary biographical information but told as a children's story, this book introduces several important scientific and historical concepts such as cartography, biology and the ways that scientists in the 1700 and 1800s discovered and created meaning about the world around them. I could definitely see this book in my Grade 3 classroom library and would recommend it to parents and teachers of children in the age 6-12 range. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

ipekreading's review

5.0

I love the series little people big dreams so much and this one is no different! I loved the whimsical illustrations on this one. While I was somewhat aware of Humboldt since I had seen the animal names before, I didn't know much about his life! This is a lovely telling of his story and it will for sure be appreciated by a lot of curious animal lovers! Thank you, NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the advance copy! I can't wait to get this one for my kids when it comes out

bet27's review

4.0

Another great addition to this series, and one of the first new-to-me people. I appreciated how the story shares the broader context -- not just what he brought to the world, but also how he learned from others and was able to share that with the Western world.

ljrinaldi's review

4.0

One of the things I love about Little People Big Dreams books is that they not only talk about people I have heard of, but people I have never heard of. In this case it is of an very early environmentalist, since he died in 1859. He learned what the indigenous people of South American knew, and tried to pass it on to the Europeans.

Very simple story of his life, because it is a picture book, but it does let you know who he was, and why he was important, and how his love of nature as a child lead him to go on an expedition to the new world, and find all he could about it.

As always, I highly recommend this series of books.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

3wilcotroad's review

informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

librarianryan's review

informative medium-paced

4.0

 

 It appears little people big world finally did a historical fiction figure I knew nothing about. And I think them for that. This was just enough information to get you interested in the life of the person. Without so much information it bore you. Overall, the story works is entertaining and interesting 

elliereadsss's review

informative

I love this book series and I especially love the books within it that bring to light lesser known figures, such as this one. Alexander von Humboldt was an explorer and botanist, so this books depictions of nature were beautifully done. I really recommend this educational picture book!

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an advanced ebook copy of this title!