| How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous Contributor(s): Bragg, Georgia (Author), O'Malley, Kevin (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1681192160 ISBN-13: 9781681192161 Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2013039127 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 7.06" W x 10.6" (1.40 lbs) 208 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 169594 Reading Level: 7.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The team behind the bestselling How They Croaked shines a light on the darker sides of history's most famous failures, perfect for reluctant readers Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes, epic failures even lead to super successes . . . sometimes they become deep dark secrets. But remember--to fail is human, to laugh about our shortcomings divine. From Montezuma II's mistaking a conqueror for a god to Isaac Newton turning from science to alchemy to J. Bruce Ismay's jumping the lifeboat line on the Titanic, How They Choked knocks fourteen famous achievers off their pedestals to reveal the human side of history. Successful failures include: Marco Polo, Queen Isabella of Spain, Montezuma II, Ferdinand Magellan, Anne Boleyn, Isaac Newton, Benedict Arnold, Susan B. Anthony, George Armstrong Custer, Thomas Alva Edison, Vincent van Gogh, J. Bruce Ismay, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Amelia M. Earhart |
Contributor Bio(s): Bragg, Georgia: - Georgia Bragg is the author of Matisse on the Loose, a middle-grade novel. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two children, and two cats. www.georgiabragg.comO'Malley, Kevin: - KEVIN O'MALLEY is the co-author and illustrator of the popular Miss Malarkey series as well as the award-winning Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude and the national bestseller Gimme Cracked Corn and I Will Share. He lives in Maryland. www.booksbyomalley.com |