Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481476683)

Discover how Rube Goldberg followed his dreams to become an award-winning cartoonist, inventor, and even an adjective in the dictionary in this inspiring and funny biographical picture book.

Want to become an award-winning cartoonist and inventor? Follow your dreams, just like Rube Goldberg From a young age, Rube Goldberg had a talent for art. But his father, a German immigrant, wanted Rube to have a secure job. So, Rube went to college and became an engineer.

But Rube didn't want to spend his life mapping sewer pipes. He wanted to follow his passion, so Rube got a low-level job at a newspaper, and from there, he worked his way up, creating cartoons that made people laugh and tickled the imagination. He became known for his fantastic Rube Goldberg machines--complicated contraptions with many parts that performed a simple task in an elaborate and farfetched way. Eventually, his cartoons earned him a Pulitzer Prize and his own adjective in the dictionary. This moving biography is sure to encourage young artists and inventors to pursue their passions.

Author: Sarah Aronson
ISBN-10: 1481476688
ISBN-13: 9781481476683
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
Language: English
Published: 03/12/2019
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.50h x 8.80w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 504135 / Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 12/01/2018 pg. 88
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 01/07/2019
Booklist 02/15/2019 pg. 39
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2019 pg. 152
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average