Review: The Incredible yet True Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt: The Greatest Inventor-Naturalist-Scientist-Explorer Who Ever Lived

The Incredible yet True Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt: The Greatest Inventor-Naturalist-Scientist-Explorer Who Ever Lived by Volker Mehnert
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This beautifully illustrated children's non-fiction book about Prussian explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt is, at 112 pages, too long to be a classic picture book and a bit too illustrated to be a chapter reader. It nevertheless is a perfect fit for a child transitioning to non-fiction chapter readers that still offers ample illustration. Humboldt led a fascinating life and has been credited as the first scientist to link human activity to climate-change. His explorations in the Americas were seminal for the study of biogeography.

This is a lovely science-related book to offer children in the late elementary grades.

I received a Digital and Paper Review Copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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