Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines

by Sarah Aronson

Robert Neubecker (Illustrator)

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Discover how Rube Goldberg followed his dreams to become an award-winning cartoonist, inventor, and even an adjective in the dictionary in this inspiring and funny biographical picture book.

Want to become an award-winning cartoonist and inventor? Follow your dreams, just like Rube Goldberg! From a young age, Rube Goldberg had a talent for art. But his father, a German immigrant, wanted Rube to have a secure job. So, Rube went to college and became an engineer.

But Rube didn’t want to spend his life mapping sewer pipes. He wanted to follow his passion, so Rube got a low-level job at a newspaper, and from there, he worked his way up, creating cartoons that made people laugh and tickled the imagination. He became known for his fantastic Rube Goldberg machines—complicated contraptions with many parts that performed a simple task in an elaborate and farfetched way. Eventually, his cartoons earned him a Pulitzer Prize and his own adjective in the dictionary. This moving biography is sure to encourage young artists and inventors to pursue their passions.
  • ISBN10 1481476696
  • ISBN13 9781481476690
  • Publish Date 12 March 2019
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster
  • Imprint Beach Lane Books
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 32
  • Language English