Jerome Pohlen, a former elementary school science teacher, has
given kids and parents an excellent educational opportunity with
his new book, "Albert Einstein and Relativity for Kids: His Life
and Ideas with 21 Activities and Thought Experiments" (Chicago
Review Press). The book is largely a biography of Einstein
(1879-1955), presenting his life to a young audience — it's
aimed at readers 9 and older — who might know his name but not a
lot about him. "Albert Einstein and Relativity for Kids" is one
of a series of books from Chicago Review Press aimed at young
readers. Also in the series are "Isaac Newton and Physics for
Kids" by Kerri Logan Hollihan, and "Darwin and Evolution for
Kids" by Kristan Lawson. "I've always been interested in
science," explains Pohlen, who is an editor at Chicago Review
Press and has edited children's activity books, quirky
nonfiction and popular science books and has written a dozen
award-winning science kits. "My father was an engineer, and my
undergraduate training was in enginee