Bibliograph

Boys who rocked the world, heroes from King Tut to Bruce Lee, [edited by] Michelle Roehm McCann & the editors of Beyond Words Publishing ; interior illustrations, David Hahn

Type

Label

Boys who rocked the world, heroes from King Tut to Bruce Lee, [edited by] Michelle Roehm McCann & the editors of Beyond Words Publishing ; interior illustrations, David Hahn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-247) and filmography (p. 247)

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

008-012

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Boys who rocked the world

Nature of contents

filmographiesbibliography

Oclc number

769232462

Responsibility statement

[edited by] Michelle Roehm McCann & the editors of Beyond Words Publishing ; interior illustrations, David Hahn

Sub title

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

Table Of 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 Niños Héroes : 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 -- José Raúl 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 -- Pelé : 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

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification