Caught!: Nabbing History's Most Wanted | |
ISBN: 9781524767419 Author: Bragg, Georgia (Author) / O'Malley, Kevin (Illustr Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Published: September 2019 Retail: $18.99 OUR PRICE: $12.25 You Save 35% Binding Type: Hardcover Annotation: A humorous look at how famous people got caught, including Joan of Arc, Blackbeard, Al Capone, and more! From the award-winning team that brought you How They Croaked and How They Choked. Outlaw, assassin, art thief, and spy, these fourteen troublemakers and crooks--including Blackbeard the pirate, Typhoid Mary, and gangster Al Capone--have given the good guys a run for their money throughout the ages. Some were crooked, some were deadly, and some were merely out of line--but they all got Caught! as detailed in this fascinating and funny study of crime, culture, and forensic science. FEATURING HISTORY'S MOST WANTED: Joan of Arc, Sir Walter Raleigh, Caravaggio, Blackbeard, John Wilkes Booth, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Mata Hari, Typhoid Mary, Rasputin, Vincenzo Peruggia (Mona Lisa thief), Bernard Kuehn (Pearl Harbor spy), Anna Anderson (Anastasia impersonator), and Al Capone |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime - Juvenile Nonfiction | Humor - General |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2018057024 |
Lexile Measure: 1020 |
Physical Information: 9.10" H x 910.00" L x 7.00" W |
Bargain Category: Upper Elementary, Reference, Middle School, Humor, History, High School, Biographies |
Grade level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th |