Lasky, Kathryn.

The librarian who measured the earth / Kathryn Lasky ; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. - 1st ed. - Boston : Little, Brown, [1994] �1994. - 48 p. : col. ill ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 48).

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, September 1994. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. School Library Journal, September 1996. Five Owls, March 1997. Book Links (A.L.A.), June 2010. Publisher's Weekly, June 1995. Booklist, February 1999. New York Times, September 1997. Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. School Library Journal starred.

Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth.

5.7 Follett Library Resources. 3-6 Follett Library Resources.

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Eratosthenes--Juvenile literature.
Eratosthenes.
Eratosthenes.


Astronomy, Greek--Juvenile literature.
Geography, Ancient--Juvenile literature.
Geographers--Greece--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Astronomers--Greece--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Geographers.
Geographers--Biography.
Astronomy, Greek.
Geography, Ancient.
Geographers--Biography.
Astronomers--Biography.


Earth (Planet)--Figure--Measurement--Juvenile literature.
Earth (Planet)
Earth (Planet)
Earth--Figure--Measurement.

QB36.E73 / L37 1994

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