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Book Reviews
The Boy Who Invented TV: the story of Philo Farnsworth by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Greg Couch (picture book biography)
(May 2010)
In the early 1900s, we already had the word television. However, no one knew quite what a television was because no one had figured out how a TV would actually work. Whirling disks and mirrors just didn't cut it. In an amazing breakthrough, questioning and deep thinking led the teenage Farnsworth to interpret the parallel lines of a plowed potato field as the solution for how to transmit images via electrical current. Kathleen Krull deftly shows how Farnsworths lifelong habit of scientific experimentation and quest for knowledge led to a breakthrough that had much more experienced scientists and inventors completely stumped.
The Day-Glo Brothers: the true story of Bob and Joe Switzers Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors by Chris Barton, illus. by Tony Persiani (picture book biography)
(May 2010)
Are you seeing too many orange traffic cones and barrels as you travel Illinois highways? While experiencing gridlock, have you ever wondered where that brilliant orange color originated? Well, read this book to learn a bit of the science behind the Switzer brothers' invention of day-glo colors. You might gain a new appreciation for those ubiquitous orange cones or, at least, their flashy neon color.
An Eye for Color: the story of Josef Albers by Natasha Wing, illustrated by Julia Breckenreid (picture book biography)
(May 2010)
Josef Albers devoted his artistic life to the study of color. He discovered that the properties of color appear to change depending upon what other color is nearby. Look closely at his series of rectangles and see what YOU can discover.
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