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The librarian who measured the earth

Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth.

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Main Author: Lasky, Kathryn
Other Authors: Hawkes, Kevin (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Little, Brown and Co., c1994.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Eratosthenes > Juvenile nonfiction.
Astronomy, Greek > Juvenile nonfiction.
Geography, Ancient > Juvenile nonfiction.
Astronomers > Juvenile nonfiction.
Geographers > Juvenile nonfiction.
Earth > Figure > Measurement > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth.
Physical Description:48 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:0316515264 :
Author Notes:Kathryn Lasky was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 24, 1944, and knew she wanted to be a writer from the time she was ten. She majored in English in college and after graduation wrote for various magazines and taught. Her first book, I Have Four Names for My Grandfather, was published while she was teaching.

She has written more than seventy books for children and young adults on everything from historical fiction to picture books and nonfiction books including the Dear America books and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. Many of her books are illustrated with photographs by her husband, Christopher Knight. She has received many awards for her titles including Sugaring Time which was a Newberry Honor Book; The Night Journey which won the National Jewish Book Award for Children; Pageant which was an ALA Notable Children's book; and Beyond the Burning Time which was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She has also received the Washington Post's Children's Book Guild Award for her contribution to children's nonfiction. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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