This is a simple biography of Rube Goldberg for kids and adults alike. Goldberg was known mostly for his cartoons and fantastic machines used to do the simplest things. Goldberg went from being a person to being a verb and now kids and college students alike in compete to build Goldberg machines.  This is  both in honor of his memory, but also to kick a brain into high gear. This book is illustrated by someone who does cartoons for newspapers just like Luke Goldberg used to do and these illustrations are fantastic. This book was a joy to read from beginning to end and I hope lots of kids pick it up and try to create their own group Goldberg machine.