Who Is J.K. Rowling? (Häftad)
avPam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Stephen Marchesi
ISBN: 9780448458724 - UTGIVEN: 201208Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator
In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowli[...]
Who Was Roald Dahl? (Häftad)
avTrue Kelley, Stephen Marchesi
ISBN: 9780448461465 - UTGIVEN: 201208Just in time for Roahl Dahl Month
Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children's book authors ever. Now in this "Who Was . . . ?" biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force, he was married to an Academy Award-winning actress. He also wrot[...]
Who Is Jane Goodall? (Häftad)
avRoberta Edwards, Stephen Marchesi, Nancy Harrison
ISBN: 9780448461922 - UTGIVEN: 2012-11A life in the wild
Jane Goodall, born in London, England, always loved animals and wanted to study them in their natural habitats. So at age twenty-six, off she went to Africa Goodall's up-close observations of chimpanzees changed what we know about them and paved the way for many female scien[...]
Who Was Maurice Sendak? (Häftad)
avCathy East Dubowski, Janet Pascal, Stephen Marchesi
ISBN: 9780448465005 - UTGIVEN: 2013-06It seems entirely fitting that Maurice Sendak was born on the same day that Mickey Mouse first made his cartoon debut--June 10, 1928. Sendak was crazy about cartoons and comic books, and at twelve, after seeing Disney's "Fantasia," he decided that he was going to become an illustrator. His love of c[...]
Who Is Dolly Parton? (Häftad)
avTrue Kelley, Stephen Marchesi, Nancy Harrison
ISBN: 9780448478920 - UTGIVEN: 2014-04Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties. Of course, her success didn't stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author, businesswoman[...]
Who Was Nelson Mandela? (Häftad)
avMeg Belviso, Pamela D. Pollack, Stephen Marchesi
ISBN: 9780448479330 - UTGIVEN: 2014-01As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa. He became the country's first black[...]
Who Was Roald Dahl? (Inbunden)
avTrue Kelley, Stephen Marchesi
ISBN: 9780606266505 - UTGIVEN: 2012-08
