But unfortunately, the author isn’t as adept at describing people as she is at describing inventions. Truly dedicated young scientists will particularly enjoy the gallery of real-life patent diagrams at the end, including one by Thomas Edison. It describes each of his experiments in loving detail, and even illustrates many of them. If this book does one thing right, it’s making Emmet’s joy in learning contagious. There, he soon finds that he can do more than just show off-and that sometimes learning can be a lifesaver. Eventually, his father sends him to a school more suited for someone of his intellect. His ultimate ambition is to find a way to store and harness electricity, but this goal is hampered by his teachers’ misunderstanding, his friends’ ridicule, his poor eyesight, and his tendency to get hurt while exploring the world.
And he’ll do anything to do so, no matter how messy-or downright dangerous-it gets. Everywhere he looks, he sees a puzzle to be solved or an idea to be tested. And while other children hone their farming skills, Emmet, much to the dismay of his father and teachers, conducts experiments. While other children play outside, Emmet reads. While other children merely endure the classes taught in their one-room schoolhouse, he loves them.
In this book by Rubino ( Peppino and the Streets of Gold, 2016, etc.), Emmet Roche is a little boy unlike any other in his rural farming town. A gifted youngster explores the world of late-19th-century Iowa in this historical novel for young readers.
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