Author: Al Berenger Publisher: ISBN: 1250168740 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 34
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"Learn how iconic sports figure Muhammad Ali became a boxing champion, a gold-medal Olympian, and a civil rights activist"--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Al Berenger Publisher: Roaring Brook Press ISBN: 1250213908 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 19
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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks, often referred to as both "the first lady of civil rights" and the mother of the freedom movement, was an American civil rights activist who started a movement when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus to a white passenger. Following her arrest for this act, she became an international icon of civil disobedience and resistance to racial segregation. Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers to fascinating figures from history with simple storytelling and cheerful illustrations. Titles include men and women from history, exploration, the sciences, the arts, the ancient world, and more.
Author: Al Berenger Publisher: Roaring Brook Press ISBN: 1250622417 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 19
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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of famous British royal, Princess Diana. Princess Diana was the wildly popular first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Known as "the People's Princess," she was involved in many charities, including the British Deaf Association, and supported other controversial causes like AIDS and the ban of landmines. From her engagement to Prince Charles, Princess Di had a special connection with the public in England and around the world. Her tumultuous marriage was subject to aggressive media attention, and she was forever memorialized in the hearts of the British people after her death in a tragic car crash in Paris. About the Pocket Bios series: Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers to fascinating figures from history with simple storytelling and cheerful illustrations. Titles include men and women from history, exploration, the sciences, the arts, the ancient world, and more. Want to know more about women in history? Don't miss the Pocket Bios about Cleopatra, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank, Marie Antoinette, Joan of Arc, and Pocahontas.
Author: Al Berenger Publisher: Roaring Brook Press ISBN: 1250213789 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 19
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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln, an American politician and lawyer, is best known for serving as the 16th president of the United States and leading the country through the bloody and controversial Civil War. Some of his most celebrated and lasting contributions include the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 and pushing the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution through Congress, permanently outlawing slavery, before his assassination in 1865. Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers to fascinating figures from history with simple storytelling and cheerful illustrations. Titles include men and women from history, exploration, the sciences, the arts, the ancient world, and more.
Author: Al Berenger Publisher: ISBN: 1250166098 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 34
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Introduces young readers to the life and accomplishments of the theoretical physicist, including his development of the theory of relativity and his 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Author: Al Berenger Publisher: ISBN: 125016625X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 34
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"Learn about Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel, the French fashion designer and businesswoman, and how she founded the famous Chanel brand."--Back cover.
Author: Al Berenger Publisher: Roaring Brook Press ISBN: 1250213746 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 19
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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of the first man to walk on the moon, astronaut Neil Armstrong. Neil Armstrong is an American astronaut most famous for being the first person to walk on the moon: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Before enrolling in the NASA Astronaut Corps in 1962, Armstrong was an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War. Follow this extraordinary man's life and accomplishments, from childhood to space and back again. Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers to fascinating figures from history with simple storytelling and cheerful illustrations. Titles include men and women from history, exploration, the sciences, the arts, the ancient world, and more.
Author: Al Berenger Publisher: Roaring Brook Press ISBN: 125021386X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 19
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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of influential physicist and chemist Marie Curie. Marie Curie, the first woman ever to win a Nobel Prize and only person to win it in two different scientific fields, was a physicist and chemist. As she conducted pioneering research, Marie Curie coined the term "radioactivity," developed some of the first techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes. She also discovered two elements: polonium and radium, and developed mobile X-ray units for use in field hospitals during World War I. In 1934, at the age of sixty-six, she died of complications from long-term exposure to radiation. Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers to fascinating figures from history with simple storytelling and cheerful illustrations. Titles include men and women from history, exploration, the sciences, the arts, the ancient world, and more.
Author: Al Berenger Publisher: Roaring Brook Press ISBN: 1250213800 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 19
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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of actor and silent film legend Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin, renowned comic silent film icon, enjoyed a successful seventy-five year career as an actor, filmmaker, and composer. Born into a life of poverty and hardship in London, he began working before he was nine years old and rose quickly to fame for his persona "the Tramp." One of the best known figures in the world during his heyday, Chaplin is still famous today for his myriad of iconic silent film roles. Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers to fascinating figures from history with simple storytelling and cheerful illustrations. Titles include men and women from history, exploration, the sciences, the arts, the ancient world, and more.
Author: Al Berenger
Author: Al Berenger
Author: Al Berenger
Author: Al Berenger
Author: Al Berenger
Author: Al Berenger
Author: Al Berenger
Author: Al Berenger
Author: Al Berenger
Author: Al Berenger