ID | 005586 |
Call Number | 030/BRI |
Title Proper | People in History - 4 |
Language | ENG |
Author | Britannica - My First |
Publication | Great Britain, Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., 2004. |
Description | 112p Purple Spine |
Series | My First Britannica |
Note | A lower level encyclopedia from the Britannica Publishing House. Includes 12 volumes on subjects that are well researchd. Beautifully illustrated and cross referenced, this makes an excellent introduction to research and inquiry. Read about the men and women who have changed our lives by creating history. |
Note | Creators Isabel Allende: The Letter writer's stories Count Basie: An Aristocrat of Jazz Charles Dickens: Writer of life-changing stories Fanny Elssler: Theatrical Ballerina Francisco de Goya: Painter of the king and to the people Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A life filled with music I.M. Pei: Grand Architect Pablo Picasso: Exploring with an artist William Shakespeare: Plays that never grow old Socrates: Teaching people to think Joan Sutherland: Australia's gollden voice Mark Twain: The writer and the Mississippi river Leaders and Conquerors Yasir Arafat: Leader of the Palestinians Ashoka: The emperor and the right way of living Menachem Begin: Struggling for Israel Julius Caesar: Rome's remarkable General and Statesman Fidel Castro: The man who changed Cuba Charlemagne: The Father of Europe Cleopatra: Queen of Egypt Elizabeth I: A clever, courageous queen Empress of China: The Dragon Lady Hirohito: Emperor of Japan Mohammed Ali Jinnah: Founder of Pakistan Nelson Mandela: Fighter for Rights Mao Zedong: Architect of Modern China Golda Meir: Israel's first woman Prime Minister Anwar el-Sadat: Egypt's Man of Peace U Thant: World Peacemaker Vikings: Men in Dragon ships Scientists and Doctors Elizabeth Blackwell: First modern woman Doctor Luther Burbank: Inventing new plants Nicolaus Copernicus: Student of the sky Marie Curie: Discovering a new kind of Science Charles Darwin: Theory of Evolution Albert Einstein: A Brilliant Wonderer Galileo Galilei: Man who discovered Outer Space Jane Goodall: Woman who lived with Chimpanzees Johannes Kepler: Stargazer Sir Isaac Newton: An Apple, an Idea Louis Pasteur: Man who conquered diseases Extraordinary Lives American Indians: First native North Americans Simon Bolivar: Hero of many nations Anne Frank: A young girl and her diary Cathy Freeman: Gold medalist in Athletics Mahatma Gandhi: Salt and Empires Helen Keller: Woman of Courage Martin Luther King Jr: Civil rights leader Ferdinand Magellan: Around-the-World Voyager Mayan Civilization: Writers, mathematicians, and architects Pele: Football star Mother Teresa: Mother of the poor and the dying Tenzing Norgay: On top of the world |
Standard Number | 1593390521 |
Price. Qualification | Rs.347(Hb) |
Classification Number | 030 |
Key Words | Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries ; Biography |