| Descript |
200 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. |
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Accelerated Reader MG 7.2 6 6 169594 |
| Contents |
Marco Polo: where on earth was Marco Polo? -- Queen Isabella of Spain: omg -- King Montezuma II: oops, there go the Aztecs -- Ferdinand Magellan: dead in the water -- Anne Boleyn: till beheading do us part -- Isaac Newton: the law's in town -- Benedict Arnold: stinker, traitor, soldier, spy -- Susan B. Anthony: voter revolt -- George Armstrong Custer: dressed to kill -- Thomas Alva Edison: shock and awful -- Vincent Van Gogh: least likely to succeed -- J. Bruce Ismay: first-class coward -- Joseph Jefferson Jackson ("Shoeless Joe"): game over -- Amelia M. Earhart: winging it. |
| Summary |
Presents a humorous look at the flaws and foibles of some of the most famous personalities of history, including such figures as Marco Polo, George Armstrong Custer, Thomas Edison, and Amelia Earhart. |
| Subject |
History -- Errors, inventions, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
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Celebrities -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.
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Decision making -- Juvenile literature.
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O'Malley, Kevin, 1961- illustrator.
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| Alt Title |
Failures, flops, and flaws of the awfully famous |
| ISBN |
9780802734884 (hardcover) |
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9780802734891 (pbk.) |
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