Camera (Eureka! the Biography of an Idea)

by Laura Driscoll (Author) Hector Borlasca (Illustrator)

EUREKA! Great things happen when science crosses history! Discover the all-true stories of your favorite inventions with this new multicultural STEM series that takes readers on a journey through time and around the world.

A perfect choice for kids ages 4-8 who love to figure out how things work! Say Cheese!

Around the world, millions of pictures are taken every second. Here is a biography of the camera, an essential invention that helps people capture the world around them! From the great Chinese thinker Mozi to Aristotle to Louis Daguerre and George Eastman, people have noticed the interesting effects of light passing through a small opening--the basic idea of a camera.

Camera is a fun and informative look at an invention that makes a huge difference in our lives.

This STEAM nonfiction title is part of the new Eureka! series, with each book focusing on one groundbreaking, world-changing discovery that millions of people use every single day.

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The appealing Eureka! The Biography of an Idea series introduces primary-grade students to the history behind familiar inventions, from an initial concept or prototype to versions familiar to users today. The writing is simple, clear, and often lively. Richly colorful, digital artwork suggests the look of different time periods and cultures, while portraying individuals who developed each invention and showing how its appearance has changed through the years. Well attuned to the intended audience, this series is both engaging and informative. 

School Library Journal

K-Gr 3--Veteran children's author Driscoll offers a broad history of using light to take pictures: "Photos are all around us. Cameras, too. How exactly did people figure out how to freeze time this way?" This simple overview covers 2,500 years of photography. Colorful, cartoon illustrations fill each spread providing useful visual explanations. The history begins with a tiny hole in a wall that evolved into a camera obscura until lenses and a means to capture images via tar, glass plates, and, eventually, film came into practice. The time line is interrupted midway with a center spread that depicts a boy using a single-lens reflex camera diagrammed to represent the path of light. The focus then switches to different types of cameras with recording light on pixels rather than film described as the 1980s breakthrough that created digital cameras. The basic concept of stopping a moment in time is still the result regardless of how an image is recorded. Quick facts and tips for taking good photos are included. VERDICT For collections where there is an interest in photography.--Janet S. Thompson, Chicago P.L.

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Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781635924299
Lexile Measure
740
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Kane Press
Publication date
August 03, 2021
Series
Eureka! the Biography of an Idea
BISAC categories
JNF061010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Inventions
JNF041000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Photography
JNF051120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | How Things Work/Are Made
Library of Congress categories
History
Cameras

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