Albert Einstein

Stuck in bed one day, little Albert is given a compass. Every time he turns it, the needle swings back the same way. No finger pushes it. No string pulls it. What’s moving it?

That question never left him. Follow Albert from his violin lessons and school days to the patent office in Bern, where he dreamed up ideas that amazed the world — from tiny packets of light to the famous E = mc² — and to the eclipse that proved his idea right.

With the easy-to-remember refrain Wonder. Imagine. Check!, this true story shows children that big ideas start with wondering, grow with imagination, and become science when we check them.

Inside you’ll also find: a “For grown-ups” biography and timeline with sources (including a note on common Einstein myths), a picture glossary of words to know, four simple activities to try at home, and a “My big question” page for your child to fill in.