Fine Print
A Story about Johann Gutenberg
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Although he is credited with changing history through his invention of printing, Johann Gutenberg remains mysterious. In Fine Print, author Joann Johansen Burch pieces together Gutenberg’s amazing story. When Johann was a child in the early 1400s, books were rare and sometimes very expensive. Each book had to be copied by hand, letter by letter. Gutenberg loved to read, and he often grew impatient waiting for the time-consuming bookmaking process to be completed. Young Gutenberg dreamed of finding a better way to make books. From his childhood in strife-torn Mainz through the many years of setbacks and bankruptcies, Gutenberg persevered in his belief that books could be made quickly and inexpensively. This is the story of the man who invented movable type and the printing press and gave the world the gift of books.
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| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 5 |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction |
| Copyright | 1991 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | LernerClassroom, Millbrook Press ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 64 |
| Publication Date | 1991-08-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 5.5 |
| Text Type | Narrative Nonfiction |
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| BISACS | JNF007090, JNF007020 |
| Dewey | 686.1'092 |
| Graphics | 1-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 5.875 x 8.5 |
| Lexile | 880 |
| Guided Reading Level | S |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.9 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 4366 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 1.0 |
| Features | Afterword, Author/Illustrator note, Bibliography/further reading, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents, and Teaching Guides |
Author: Joann Johansen Burch
Illustrator: Kent Alan Aldrich
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Creative Minds Biographies
Meet some of the world’s most creative minds! Written in story format, these episodic biographies give clear, straightforward accounts of historical figures’ lives. Each true story is accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. View available downloads →