On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein
by Jennifer Berne and Vladimir Radunsky
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- Grade
- PK-4
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2013
Word Count 1,558
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 157835, 0.5 AR Points
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- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | History of Science
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955--Juvenile literature
- Physicists
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Physics
- Physicists--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Einstein, Albert
- Lists With This Book
- World History
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Awards & Distinctions 8

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2013

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2013
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