Albert Einstein
Author: Stephanie Willis
Illustrator: Aimee Hawk
30 March 2021
Inspired Inner Genius
34 pages
Book description from Goodreads: “Today, Einstein is widely recognized as a genius and one of the greatest physicists in history, but things didn’t start off that way. Einstein was slow at speech and spoke only from the age of 3. Despite his slow start, Einstein was always curious and imaginative. It was these qualities that eventually lead to some of his craziest ideas and experiments. Some of his most famous inventions include the mass energy equivalence formula E = MC2, the theory of relativity and quantum theory.
Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. — Albert Einstein
Imagine the disaster if Einstein stopped inventing because of fear. Now, imagine the possibilities if everyone explored courageously just like him. Let’s realize that imagination.”
Educational Activities inspired by Inspired Inner Genius’ Albert Einstein:
- Before Reading–From looking at the front and back cover:
- Where and when do you think this story takes place?
- Does think this book will be real or make believe?
- What does the name “Albert Einstein” mean to you?
- From looking at the images around him, what kind of work do you think Albert does?
- After Reading–Now that you’ve read the story:
- Who was Albert Einstein?
- Why was Albert so important?
- How did you feel when that teacher said Albert would never amount to anything?
- Why didn’t Albert give up when no one took his ideas about science seriously?
- What’s the most useful lesson from Albert’s life?
- Which of the pictures of Albert do you like the most? Why?
- Creativity–Part of what made Albert Einstein so successful in everything he did was his creativity, which is finding new and useful ways of doing or thinking about something. Let’s practice that ourselves! How many different uses can you think of for a sock? A paperclip? A pencil? Consider having a contest with a friend to see who can dream up the most new possibilities in one minute.
- Art–Albert Einstein had a lot of ideas about the sun and our planets. Make a drawing of your favorite planet, whether it’s Earth or not! Feel free to get creative with how you handle color, size, shape, and style. Have fun with it–Albert would approve!
- Crafting–Try your hand at one or more of the following crafts (use recyclable materials when you can!) about the many things we find in space–Albert Einstein loved looking at and thinking about space! Get an adult to help, just to be on the safe side:
- Coffee Filter Planets–Cheap, easy, and fun–the perfect crafting trifecta!
- Galaxy Slime (with no borax)–Slime is always a hit. And this has glitter!
- Paper Plate UFO–The instructions include making the cutest little green alien you’ve ever seen.
- Starry Night Flashlight–A dollar store flashlight and just a few other things is all you need.
- Toilet Roll Rocket–Whoosh, off into the stars with this one.
- Further Reading–Which of these other picture books about famous scientists have you read? (Click on any book cover for more information on these titles!)
