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| Blumenthal, K. (2012). Steve Jobs [digital image]. Retrieved October 9, 2016 from http://www.karenblumenthal. com/books/yngppl/bk_stevejobs.html |
YA READS:
Blumenthal, K. (2012). Steve
Jobs: The man who thought different. New York: Feiwel and Friends. ISBN: 978-1-250-01557-0; Hardcover; $16.99.
Most of America is familiar with Steve Jobs and the products
he helped to create. However, fewer
people probably know the story of the man behind the incredible devices that
drive thousands of people to wait in lines outside of Apple stores when a new
gadget releases. Jobs was visionary
about his products, but blind to his own weaknesses. He was enthusiastic about the ideas of others
only after hurtful initial reactions of revulsion. Furthermore, he was driven to succeed even
when others discounted his contributions. Steve Jobs was not an easy person to
manage or collaborate with, but can still be considered one of the greatest
innovators of the twenty-first century. Anyone
reading this book will find themselves wondering what more the world might have
seen had Jobs not lost his battle to cancer before his creativity ran dry.
While this book is categorized as YA, there were times as I
was reading that I felt it was a bit long for some teen readers unless they
were really interested in Steve Jobs
individually. Interspersed throughout
the book were pictures that helped provide glimpses into Steve’s life, and
little end-of-chapter summary boxes designed to look like an open tab on a Mac
computer added interesting bonus information.
From an aesthetic stand-point, I wish the pictures were in color;
however, the end notes are strong, with a complete time line of Jobs’ life, a
thorough bibliography and notes, and a glossary and index. All in all, the most valuable takeaway is the
historical background about the development of computing technology, and the
lesson about how flawed people can still provide great value to our
community. By the last few chapters, we
see that his genius was vindicated and his legacy lives on.
* American Library Association Children's Notable List
* Booklist Editor's Choice list, 2012
* Junior Library Guild Selection
* Kentucky Bluegrass Award Middle School list
* Librarian's Choices, 2012
* New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award for Nonfiction
* Texas Lone Star List
HOMEMADE TEES:
There is no shortage of people who want to claim vintage Apple products. However, even the thrifty-Apple-loving-couch-shopper can grab fun t-shirts from a variety of locations. Amazon sells a witty "3 Apples Changed the World" tee, and JB Originals carries a tribute to Jobs' personal motto of "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish."
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| Universal Apparel. (n.d.) Three apples changed the world [digital image]. Retrieved October 9, 2016 from https://www.amazon.com/gp/ product/B00O2PR1QA/ref=pd_sim _193_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID =B5MK7X2EPVNBW5QN7T6J |
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| JB. (n.d.). Stay hungry stay foolish [digital image]. Retrieved October 9, 2016 from http:// jboriginals.wordans.ca/t-shirt /stay-hungry-stay-foolish- steve-jobs-465037 |
WANT MORE?
Woven throughout the narrative of Blumenthal's book are excerpts from Steve Jobs' commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005. Here is the original video footage of that speech:
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