Author : Al Berenger
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 27,27 MB
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1250166233
"Learn how Charlie Chaplin rose from poverty to fame as a silent film actor, filmmaker, and composer."--Back cover.
Author : Al Berenger
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,37 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250166241
A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of actor and silent film legend Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin, renowned comic silent film icon, enjoyed a successful seventy-five year career as an actor, filmmaker, and composer. Born into a life of poverty and hardship in London, he began working before he was nine years old and rose quickly to fame for his persona "the Tramp." One of the best known figures in the world during his heyday, Chaplin is still famous today for his myriad of iconic silent film roles. 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.
Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,11 MB
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0385537379
A brief yet definitive new biography of one of film's greatest legends: perfect for readers who want to know more about the iconic star but who don't want to commit to a lengthy work. He was the very first icon of the silver screen and is one of the most recognizable of Hollywood faces, even a hundred years after his first film. But what of the man behind the moustache? Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the spotlight on Chaplin's life as well as his work, from his humble theatrical beginnings in music halls to winning an honorary Academy Award. Everything is here, from the glamor of his golden age to the murky scandals of the 1940s and eventual exile to Switzerland. There are charming anecdotes along the way: playing the violin in a New York hotel room to mask the sound of Stan Laurel frying pork chops and long Hollywood lunches with Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. This masterful brief biography offers fresh revelations about one of the most familiar faces of the last century and brings the Little Tramp vividly to life.
Author : Al Berenger
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 38,52 MB
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1250622417
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.
Author : Al Berenger
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 18,35 MB
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1250213789
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.
Author : Al Berenger
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 38,48 MB
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1250166098
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.
Author : Al Berenger
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 19,69 MB
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 125016625X
"Learn about Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel, the French fashion designer and businesswoman, and how she founded the famous Chanel brand."--Back cover.
Author : Al Berenger
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 29,68 MB
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1250168791
"Learn how mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton came to 'discover' gravity and articulate the laws of motion."--Back cover.
Author : Al Berenger
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 38,41 MB
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1250213746
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.
Author : Al Berenger
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 45,60 MB
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 125021386X
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.
