Pocket Bios: Nelson Mandela

Pocket Bios: Nelson Mandela

Author: Al Berenger

Publisher:

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1250166136

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"Learn how activist, philanthropist, and South African president Nelson Mandela opposed apartheid and battled racism."--Page 4 of cover.


Pocket Bios: Pablo Picasso

Pocket Bios: Pablo Picasso

Author: Al Berenger

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2019-07-16

Total Pages: 19

ISBN-13: 1250622395

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A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of famed artist Pablo Picasso. Pablo Picasso was co-founder of the Cubist movement, and an inventor of art forms such as constructed sculpture and collage. An extremely prolific and multi-faceted artist, he produced a wide variety of extraordinary artworks throughout his long lifetime, including the Guernica and The Young Ladies of Avignon oil paintings. His creative, revolutionary style continues to mesmerize the world to this day, and he is one of the most influential and universally renowned artists of the 20th century. 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. Love art? Don't miss the Pocket Bios about Frida Kahlo and Vincent van Gogh.


Pocket Bios: Rosa Parks

Pocket Bios: Rosa Parks

Author: Al Berenger

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 19

ISBN-13: 1250213908

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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.


Pocket Bios: Princess Diana

Pocket Bios: Princess Diana

Author: Al Berenger

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2019-07-16

Total Pages: 19

ISBN-13: 1250622417

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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.


Pocket Bios: Abraham Lincoln

Pocket Bios: Abraham Lincoln

Author: Al Berenger

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 19

ISBN-13: 1250213789

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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.


Pocket Bios: Albert Einstein

Pocket Bios: Albert Einstein

Author: Al Berenger

Publisher:

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1250166098

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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.


Pocket Bios: Coco Chanel

Pocket Bios: Coco Chanel

Author: Al Berenger

Publisher:

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 125016625X

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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.


Pocket Bios: Isaac Newton

Pocket Bios: Isaac Newton

Author: Al Berenger

Publisher:

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1250168791

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"Learn how mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton came to 'discover' gravity and articulate the laws of motion."--Back cover.


Pocket Bios: Neil Armstrong

Pocket Bios: Neil Armstrong

Author: Al Berenger

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 19

ISBN-13: 1250213746

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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.


Pocket Bios: Marie Curie

Pocket Bios: Marie Curie

Author: Al Berenger

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 19

ISBN-13: 125021386X

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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.