Description 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.
This moving biography is sure to encourage young artists and inventors to pursue their passions..
Eventually, his cartoons earned him a Pulitzer Prize and his own adjective in the dictionary.
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.
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.
But Rube didn\'t want to spend his life mapping sewer pipes.
So, Rube went to college and became an engineer.
But his father, a German immigrant, wanted Rube to have a secure job.
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.
Description 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