Dk biography

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  • The DK Biography book series by multiple authors includes books Joan of Arc (DK Biography), Helen Keller: A photographic story of a life, George Washington.

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    DK Biography: Thomas Edison

    by Jan Adkins

    Filled with archival photographs and fantastisk facts, this groundbreaking series introduces ung readers to some of history’s most interesting and influential characters. The series now features a refreshed design, taking the series’ original look in a more modern direction.

    DK Biography: Thomas Edison tells the story of the famous inventor, from his childhood as an “addled” lärjunge, to his reign as the “Wizard of Menlo Park,” where he developed the electric light bulb, the phonograph, and many other inventions still in use today.


    Ages: 7-12
    ISBN: 9780756652074
    Price: $5.99
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    DK Biography: Albert Einstein - Hardcover

    About the Author

    DK Publishing was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children, and produces content for consumers in more than 87 countries and 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivaled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. It has a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products. DK's adult range spans travel—including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides—history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cook

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    DK Biography: Abraham Lincoln

    April 18, 2019
    I bought this book at the Huntington Library not realizing it was aimed at young readers – my fault! The use of "Abraham" and "Mary" to refer to Mr and Mrs Lincoln, when talking about their marriage, was a bit off-putting but understandable.

    This is not a bad introduction to Lincoln's life for young readers. It appears to be well researched, with an extensive bibliography and list of sources cited. However, a few glaring errors should be noted for future editions:

    • p. 52 Abolitionist Charles Sumner, beaten to within an inch of his life by a congressman from South Carolina, was of course a Northern, not a Southern senator (!)

    • p. 86 Not sure why a contraction has been introduced into the Gettysburg address ("We're met on a great battlefield ...")

    • p. 100 the text is discussing the Hampton Roads peace conference, but the illustration is of the "Peacemakers" meeting between Union generals Grant and Sherman, Lincoln, and Admiral Porter