The Most Influential People of Our Time

These 56 people indelibly changed our world—for better and for worse. From architect Le Corbusier, astronaut Neil Armstrong, and the Beatles to the designer Coco Chanel, civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., and Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, this illustrated volume presents the most influential figures of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The varied list includes musician…

Ibn al-Haytham (national geographic kids readers, level 3): the man who disco…

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9781426325007

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48 p. ; ill. ; 21,5 cm

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920 ROM i

I am Gandhi: a graphic biography of a hero

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9780525552727

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64 p. ; ill. ; 26 cm

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923 MEL i

Salt in his shoes Michael Jordan in pursuit of a dream

Michael Jordan. The mere mention of the name conjures up visions of basketball played at its absolute best. But as a child, Michael almost gave up on his hoop dreams, all because he feared he’d never grow tall enough to play the game that would one day make him famous. That’s when his mother and father stepped in and shared the invaluable lesson of what really goes into the making of …

The Life of : Stephen Hawking

Known for both his bestselling books and his work on black holes, physicist Stephen Hawking beat the odds and lived with ALS—a form of motor neuron disease—for longer than doctors ever expected. This engrossing biography shows why Hawking is such an inspiring example of someone who pursued his dreams in spite of his disability. Born into a family of thinkers who loved reading books at the d…

The life of Frida Kahlo

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo created vibrantly hued paintings . . . and led an equally colorful life. Known for her self-portraits, she became a feminist icon whose work now sells for millions of dollars. This lively biography looks at Frida’s childhood—including her bout with polio—as well as her devotion to Mexican culture and political causes; the bus accident that left her in chronic pa…

The life of Maria Montessori

Meet Maria Montessori and discover the story of her life and work in this engagingly illustrated biography – narrated by Montessori herself. Maria Montessori believed in the creative potential of every child – and she developed a brand-new approach to education, building on the way children naturally learn. Now, her methods, which won her three Nobel Peace Prize nominations, are practiced a…

The Life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

My name is Wolfgang Amadeius Mozart, and I am a world famous musician and composer.

Who was Frank Lloyd Wright?

Born in Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright became obsessed with a set of building blocks his mother had given to him on his ninth birthday. He grew up to become the father of organic architecture and the greatest American architect of all time, having designed more than 1,100 buildings during his lifetime. These included private homes – such as the stunning Fallingwater, churches, temples…

Jackie robinson and the story of all black baseball

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9780394824567

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48 p. ; ill. ; 23 cm

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920 OCO j