In the closing scene, Radunsky pictures a boy, girl and dog! wearing rather Einsteinian plaid suits, staring at a field of question marks with a familiar gleam in their eyes.

This brilliant mind will one day offer up some of the most revolutionary ideas ever conceived. Einstein's lifelong curiosity sings through every page, and Berne emphasizes that readers are heir to that same spirit of discovery. But in his mind, he envisions himself traveling at a speed beyond imagining, on a beam of light. The author of Manfish (illustrated by Eric Puybaret, 2008) presents another dreamer, a man who asked questions never asked before. When Berne explains how Einstein helped prove the existence of atoms, Radunsky uses dots to underscore the idea in the accompanying image ('Even this book is made of atoms!' the scientist gleefully explains, breaking the fourth wall). ON A BEAM OF LIGHT by Jennifer Berne illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky RELEASE DATE: A boy who asked too many questions becomes iconic physicist Albert Einstein, whose questions changed the world. Radunsky's loose, hulking ink caricatures capture the gleam in Einstein's eye at every age. And dreamed up ideas never dreamt before.' The book moves briskly through Einstein's quiet, inquisitive childhood (a magnetic compass helped trigger his interest in the 'mysteries in the world hidden and silent, unknown and unseen') to his accomplishments as an adult. Travel along with Einstein on a journey full of curiosity, laughter, an. Berne (Manfish) and Radunsky (Hip Hop Dog) create an inspired tribute to Einstein, a man who 'asked questions never asked before. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers.

On a Beam of Light by Jennifer Berne