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    Melville Dewey and the Dewey Decimal System
    Melville Dewey and the Dewey Decimal System
    Melville Dewey and the Dewey Decimal System
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    Melville Dewey and the Dewey Decimal System

    By Cullen Gwin

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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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateAug 20, 2016
    ISBN9781370846009
    Melville Dewey and the Dewey Decimal System
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    Cullen Gwin

    Cullen Gwin was born and raised in California and still makes it his home. He always loved writing, even as a youngster, and remembers when his mother would make his sisters listen to his latest creation around the dinner table. This event was always met by groans from his siblings.Thankfully his writing has improved since then and it is much more welcome to his readers.

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