#OnTheHistoryTrailWithArianeAndNino #NetGalleyFrance

A good graphical way to introduce children to Albert Einstein works.

Nino is struggling with his homework and his sister, Fabrice takes him through the story of Einstein’s progression from a college student, a man married with children that goes through divorce and his struggles as a pacifist whose theories helped create weapons of mass destruction.
I would recommend to young students who want to learn more about Einstein’s background.
Thank you NetGalley and publisher, Europe Comics, for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Dad is exasperated at his son's effort at science homework, so his sister grabs his had, and proceeds to take him through a potted history of the life and times of Albert Einstein. At no point does the boy say "shut up already, I'm only in primary school" or "do you think you can get away with this without me bullying you later?" or "how the heck are we siblings when we look so different?!". Yes, it's a very cheesy guide through his work, but kudos to the book for featuring his suffering of anti-Semitic abuse as well as it does (even if it refuses to draw a proper swastika). After the cod lesson, we get several bonus extras, including a look at other physicists, and the theory that his wife was stuck in his shadow and unacknowledged by history and Einstein's publishers. Despite my cynicism I have to agree this is an approach to the subject that will well deserve a place on many school library shelves.

A sweet graphic novel about Albert Einstein and some devoted students. I'll be recommending this one.

'On the History Trail with Ariane and Nino: 1. Albert Einstein' by Fabrice Erre with art by Sylvain Savoia is a graphic novel for younger readers introducing them to a great scientist.

When young Nino is struggling with his science homework, his sister Fabrice decides to take him on a journey to meet a great scientist and discover his life. We meet Einstein as a young scientist and follow him through his greatest theories. Along the way he moves countries, becomes a pacifist, fights for a new home in Israel, and sees his science used to make weapons of mass destruction. The book finishes with an article about Einstein's early theories that he made in his first marriage. There are also short bios of other scientists of the era and a timeline.

This graphic novel was a lot of fun. I really liked that all the words Einstein speaks in the story were acutally his. The art is good, and I think this is a good introduction the life and major ideas of this scientist.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.