Bibliograph

Extraordinary people, a semi-comprehensive guide to some of the world's most fascinating individuals, written by Michael Hearst ; illustrated by Aaron Scamihorn

Type

Label

Extraordinary people, a semi-comprehensive guide to some of the world's most fascinating individuals, written by Michael Hearst ; illustrated by Aaron Scamihorn

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Age 8 to 12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Extraordinary people

Oclc number

890462532

Responsibility statement

written by Michael Hearst ; illustrated by Aaron Scamihorn

Series statement

Uncommon compendiums

Sub title

a semi-comprehensive guide to some of the world's most fascinating individuals

Summary

"Brief and humorous biographies of fascinating people"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Alicia Alonso -- P. T. Barnum -- Ibn Battuta -- Heraclio Bernal -- Manute Bol & Spud Webb -- Alexander Calder -- George Washington Carver -- Charlie Chaplin -- Julia Child -- Jeanne De Clisson -- Bessie Coleman -- Jacques Cousteau -- Marie Curie -- Wag Dodge -- Bobby Fischer -- Terry Fox -- Benjamin Franklin -- Buckminster Fuller -- Vincenzo Galilei -- Jane Goodall -- Temple Grandin -- Hetty Green -- Hildegard of Bingen -- Harry Houdini -- William Kamkwamba -- Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan -- Billie Jean King -- Evel Knievel -- Sergei Korolev -- Minakata Kumagusu -- Bruce Lee -- Edward Leedskalnin -- Stagecoach Mary -- Sir, Alfred Mehran -- Kevin Mitnick -- Rodney Mullen -- Otzi the Iceman -- Sam Patch -- George Plimpton -- Alain Robert -- Fred Rogers -- Deion Sanders -- Roy Sullivan -- Nikola Tesla -- Helen Thayer -- Leon Theremin -- Mark Twain -- Ruth Wakefield -- Larry Walters -- Malala Yousafzai

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification

Contributor