《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评

Gr 6-9-Each of these titles follows a similar outline, beginning with people's first efforts to answer the central scientific question, followed by the attempts over the centuries by various men and women to find the solution. In each case, the author takes the research nearly to the present. These accounts, though, are not simply a mere rendering of facts. The authors are essentially storytellers, and at just the right moment they include a bit of information that adds interest to the tales. (For example, the chemist Henry Cavendish was so frightened of women that he could only communicate with his female servants through notes.) Through this approach, readers learn how scientific discoveries are built upon one another, and how science has evolved from a sideline for gifted amateurs to the work of professional research teams. The black-and-white illustrations are, for the most part, decorative. Lively, well-written, and fast-paced scientific histories.-Todd Morning, Schaumburg Township Public Library, IL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.