{"product_id":"thomas-jeffersons-battle-for-science-bias-truth-and-a-mighty-moose-hardcover","title":"Thomas Jefferson's Battle for Science: Bias, Truth, and a Mighty Moose! - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBeth Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeremy Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Jefferson is one of the most famous founding fathers, but did you know that his mind was always on science? This STEM\/STEAM picture book tells how Jefferson's scientific thinking and method battled against faulty facts and bias to prove that his new nation was just as good as any in the Old World.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Thomas Jefferson loved to measure the natural world: plants and animals, mountains and streams, crops and weather. With a notepad in his pocket, he constantly examined, experimented, and explored. He dreamed of making great discoveries like the well-known scientific author, Count Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Buffon published an encyclopedia of the natural world, Jefferson was furious! According to the French count, America was cold and swampy, and filled with small and boring animals, nothing like the majestic creatures of the OId World. Jefferson knew Buffon had never even been to America. Where had Buffon gotten his information? Had he cherry-picked the facts to suit his arguments? Was he biased in favor of Europe? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow could Jefferson prove Buffon wrong? By using scientific inquiry, of course! This first picture book to emphasize Jefferson's use of scientific methods is an accessible and entertaining approach to a lesser-known side of Jefferson.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth Anderson is the author of \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Prudence Wright: Leading the Minute Women in the Fight for Independence\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTad Lincoln's Restless Wriggle: Pandemonium and Patience in the President's House\u003c\/i\u003e. Her title, \u003ci\u003eLizzie Demands a Seat\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Bank Street Flora Stieglitz Straus Award and the Sugarman Children's Biography Honor Award, and was a JLG selection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeremy Holmes is an award-winning picture book illustrator. His debut book, \u003ci\u003eThere Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly\u003c\/i\u003e won the prestigious BolognaRagazzi Opera Prima Award. He also assisted with the creation of the puppets for the Emmy-nominated show \u003ci\u003eHelpsters\u003c\/i\u003e on PBS.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.76 x 10.79 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748884087072,"sku":"9781635926200","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/64351a945fde3b88209a19b572dfca34.webp?v=1779919111","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thomas-jeffersons-battle-for-science-bias-truth-and-a-mighty-moose-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}