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Title:
Boys who rocked the world : heroes from King Tut to Bruce Lee
Summary:
Short profiles of famous men throughout history, from King Tut to Crazy Horse to Stan Lee to Shaun White.
Year Published:
2012
Physical Description:
250 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Edition:
Aladdin/Beyond Words ed.
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 Nio ·s Hr oes : 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 -- Jos Ral 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 -- Pel : athlete -- Bob Dylan : singer -- Chico Mendes : activist -- Stephen King : writer -- Stevie Wonder : singer -- Matt Groening : cartoonist -- Yo-Yo Ma : cellist -- Bill Gates : software developer -- Steve Jobs : computer programmer and inventor -- 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 and engineer -- Om Prakash Gurjar : activist -- The Billy Elliot Boys : dancers.
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ISBN:
9781582703312
Publisher:
New York : Aladdin ; Hillsboro, Or. : Beyond Words, 2012.