Melville Dewey and the Dewey Decimal System

Kids, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Historical
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Author: Cullen Gwin ISBN: 9781370846009
Publisher: LearningIsland.com Publication: August 20, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Cullen Gwin
ISBN: 9781370846009
Publisher: LearningIsland.com
Publication: August 20, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Melville Dewey was a man of many talents. He is often called the father of modern library science. He developed a system for cataloging books that is still in widespread use today. He helped create New York's Lake Placid Club and bring the Olympics there. He was also a man with strong opinions.
Melville Dewey was born in Adams Center, New York, on December 10, 1851.
From a very young age, Melville loved books. The only problem was that there weren’t enough of them around, especially for a boy from a poor family like his. It was too expensive to buy a lot of books to keep at home.

Find out more about this founder of the Dewey Decimal System and how he changed libraries around the world in this short 15-minute children's biography.

Ages 10 and up.
Reading Level: 5.9

LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

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Melville Dewey was a man of many talents. He is often called the father of modern library science. He developed a system for cataloging books that is still in widespread use today. He helped create New York's Lake Placid Club and bring the Olympics there. He was also a man with strong opinions.
Melville Dewey was born in Adams Center, New York, on December 10, 1851.
From a very young age, Melville loved books. The only problem was that there weren’t enough of them around, especially for a boy from a poor family like his. It was too expensive to buy a lot of books to keep at home.

Find out more about this founder of the Dewey Decimal System and how he changed libraries around the world in this short 15-minute children's biography.

Ages 10 and up.
Reading Level: 5.9

LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

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