Albert Einstein (Famous People Series)

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Summary: Wonderful Book to Encourage Tolerance, Respect
Review: I couldn't disagree more with the reviewer who called this book"depressing". This book has transformed my son. He hasAsperger Syndrome, AKA high-functioning autism, and this book is inspiring for him, and also his friends. Other children accept his oddities and idiosyncrasies much better after they read this story and realize that one of the greatest minds of all time was so similar to my son. Rather than being critical because it explores Einstein's uniqueness, readers should recognize that there is more to a human life than grades and homogenous childhoods.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful Book to Encourage Tolerance, Respect
Review: I couldn't disagree more with the reviewer who called this book"depressing". This book has transformed my son. He hasAsperger Syndrome, AKA high-functioning autism, and this book is inspiring for him, and also his friends. Other children accept his oddities and idiosyncrasies much better after they read this story and realize that one of the greatest minds of all time was so similar to my son. Rather than being critical because it explores Einstein's uniqueness, readers should recognize that there is more to a human life than grades and homogenous childhoods.

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Summary: A Short Lesson on "Different Isn't Bad"
Review: My son has Asperger's Syndrome, which looks remarkably like what Einstein had. This book showed my son (and me) that it's okay to think differently than other people and that different isn't bad. The book is extremely simplistic, but it's meant for younger kids, not kids looking for a biography to report on.

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Summary: What a fantastic book!
Review: My very intelligent son is Dx'ed with PDD NOS and is inclusioned in regular school. This book has helped him and his teachers to appreciate his differences and gives us all hope for his future. There is nothing depressing about this book! Of course Einstein was different and that difference made him great. What seemed like a deficit in his personality to some people is what also made him capable of thinking outside the box and discovering incredible ideas in physics. My thanks to Lepscky and Cardoni for an excellent book on tolerance!