| Description |
250 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
King Tutankhamun : Pharaoh -- Galileo Galilei : Inventor and Physicist -- Blaise Pascal : Mathematician, Scientist, and Philosopher -- Kangxi : Emperor -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Composer -- John Quincy Adams : President, Politician, and Abolitionist -- Louis Braille : Teacher and Inventor -- Los Niños Héroes : Soldiers -- Crazy Horse : Warrior and Leader -- Okita Soji : Swordsman -- Thomas Alva Edison : Inventor -- Chester Greenwood : Inventor -- George Washington Carver : Botanist -- Matthew Alexander Henson : Explorer -- Pablo Picasso : Artist -- Albert Einstein : Physicist -- José Raúl Capablanca : Chess Player -- Salvatore Ferragamo : Shoe Designer -- Jesse Owens : Athlete -- Nelson Mandela : Activist -- Stan Lee : Writer and Illustrator -- Vidal Sassoon : Hair Stylist -- Mau Piailug : Explorer -- The Dalai Lama : Spiritual and Political Leader -- Elvis Presley : King of Rock n Roll -- Bruce Lee : Martial Artist and Actor -- Pelé : Athlete -- Bob Dylan : Singer -- Chico Mendes : Activist -- Stephen King : Writer -- Stevie Wonder : Singer -- Matt Groening : Cartoonist -- Yo-Yo Ma : Musician -- Bill Gates : Software Developer -- Cameron Crowe : Journalist and Movie Director -- Sherman Alexie : Writer -- Will Smith : Actor -- Tony Hawk : Athlete -- Hrithik Roshan : Actor -- The Black Eyed Peas : Musicians -- Mark Zuckerberg : Software Developer -- Shaun White : Athlete -- William Kamkwamba : Inventor, Engineer -- Om Prakash Gurjar : Activist -- The Billy Elliot Boys : Dancers. |
| Summary |
Short profiles of famous men throughout history, from King Tut to Crazy Horse to Stan Lee to Shaun White. |
| Local Note |
WNDSR Gift of Bob & Pam Howard in memory of Bernice Howard. |
| Subject |
Boys -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Heroes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Men -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Boys -- Biography.
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Heroes -- Biography.
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Men -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
McCann, Michelle Roehm, 1968-
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Beyond Words Publishing.
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| ISBN |
9781582703312 paperback alkaline paper |
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1582703310 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781582703626 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1582703620 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781442454569 (eBook) |
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