Rescuing Einstein's Compass

_{by Shulamith Oppenheim, Illustrated by George Juhasz}

One day, a boy named Theo is called into the living room by his parents to meet “the most famous man alive.” When Theo and Professor Einstein go out for a sail on Theo’s small boat, the Professor unexpectedly loses his compass overboard. Fortunately, Theo manages to save the day –along with the compass! The author’s husband was a personal friend of Albert Einstein’s. The lovely watercolors perfectly capture the atmosphere of the story and the text provides an insight into the mysteries of physics that inspired Einstein’s quest to understand the forces of nature.

Reviews

“In this charming story, young Theo meets his father's olf friend Albert Einstein for the first time. The boy and "the most famous man alive" go for a sail on the lake. and Einstein drops his compass, a gift he has carried with him since childhood. Theo rescues it and learns that each person has a talent for something that contributes to the happiness of others.” — School Library Journal February 2004

Author Biography

Shulamith Levey Oppenheim is the award-winning author of many books, including The Fish Prince, a collection of Mermen folktales, and The Sea King with Jane Yolen. She lives in Massachusetts.

Illustrator Biography

George Juhasz was born in Hungary in 1933, but left his country in 1956 to avoid the Soviet invasion. He has since lived in Switzerland and Montreal, and he currently resides in Vancouver. He has done numerous illustrations for children's books, animated a number of films, and created several public sculptures for Vancouver institutions..