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# Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd

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Review: Well-researched, packed with amazing historical illustrations! Newbery quality! - I loved this book but my 8-year-old only liked it. Issac Newton is one of those people you think you already know a lot about - physicist, astronomer, mathematician, but I was amazed how much I did not know about him and how much no one knows about him really. Losure’s research for this book is incredible and she often quotes primary sources in the text which sometimes makes the text a bit hard to understand for a younger child. My daughter said a few times, “Wait, what?” So although the chapters are short, in the 4-8 page range, and perfect for younger readers, the text may be a bit more of a challenge. The book is also filled with amazing illustrations from the time or from one of Issac’s notebooks or books. These amazing illustrations are plentiful and one of my favorite aspects of the book. I loved so much about this book but my favorite part was how Losure concluded: Isaac Newton “was not the first of the age of reason,” Keynes realized, astounded. “He was the last of the magicians.” And yet this magician, this last sorcerer - this greatest of all alechemists - was the same man who banished magic from the scientific world. An alchemist is someone who transforms one thing into another. And this, Issac had done. This actually made me tearful! I read this to my husband who decided to read the book himself after that! He loved it too! Maybe Losure can affect an important transformation of her own; perhaps the time has come for a nonfiction book to win the Newbery Medal!
Review: Grandson was excited to read all about it! - Hook someone you love who loves science. Was a gift and he likes it !

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,827,566 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #217 in Children's Chemistry Books (Books) #461 in Children's Books on Inventions & Inventors #815 in Children's Science & Technology Biographies |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (114) |
| Dimensions  | 7.44 x 0.72 x 9.38 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| Grade level  | 5 - 6 |
| ISBN-10  | 0763670634 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0763670634 |
| Item Weight  | 1.15 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 176 pages |
| Publication date  | February 1, 2017 |
| Publisher  | Candlewick |
| Reading age  | 10 - 12 years |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well-researched, packed with amazing historical illustrations! Newbery quality!
*by H***N on January 7, 2018*

I loved this book but my 8-year-old only liked it. Issac Newton is one of those people you think you already know a lot about - physicist, astronomer, mathematician, but I was amazed how much I did not know about him and how much no one knows about him really. Losure’s research for this book is incredible and she often quotes primary sources in the text which sometimes makes the text a bit hard to understand for a younger child. My daughter said a few times, “Wait, what?” So although the chapters are short, in the 4-8 page range, and perfect for younger readers, the text may be a bit more of a challenge. The book is also filled with amazing illustrations from the time or from one of Issac’s notebooks or books. These amazing illustrations are plentiful and one of my favorite aspects of the book. I loved so much about this book but my favorite part was how Losure concluded: Isaac Newton “was not the first of the age of reason,” Keynes realized, astounded. “He was the last of the magicians.” And yet this magician, this last sorcerer - this greatest of all alechemists - was the same man who banished magic from the scientific world. An alchemist is someone who transforms one thing into another. And this, Issac had done. This actually made me tearful! I read this to my husband who decided to read the book himself after that! He loved it too! Maybe Losure can affect an important transformation of her own; perhaps the time has come for a nonfiction book to win the Newbery Medal!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Grandson was excited to read all about it!
*by D***H on August 17, 2021*

Hook someone you love who loves science. Was a gift and he likes it !

### ⭐⭐⭐ Good information but not told very eloquently.
*by M***K on October 7, 2020*

Overall a good book. But the first half reads more like a collection of disjointed notes. It doesn't flow well or tell much of a story. But by the end it is a good book.

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