How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bra

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Publication Name
Walker & Company
Special Attributes
EX-LIBRARY
ISBN
9780802734891
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Publisher
Walker & Company
ISBN-10
0802734898
ISBN-13
9780802734891
eBay Product ID (ePID)
172902360

Product Key Features

Book Title
How They Choked : Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Biography & Autobiography / General, Social Topics / General (See Also Headings under Family), History / General
Illustrator
O'malley, Kevin, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Author
Georgia Bragg
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
28.7 Oz
Item Length
10.5 in
Item Width
7.4 in

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Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2013-039127
Reviews
"This all-too-informative study deserves the wild popularity it will without a doubt acquire." -- Booklist, starred review on How They Croaked "Engaging, informative and downright disgusting." -- Kirkus Reviews, on How They Croaked "Expect this one to be passed around and poured over." -- School Library Journal, on How They Croaked "Carried away on a swift-flowing stream of body fluids, medical ineptitude, and O'Malley's deliciously snarky artwork, kids will agree they got exactly what they came for." -- BCCB, on How They Croaked, Carried away on a swift-flowing stream of body fluids, medical ineptitude, and O'Malley's deliciously snarky artwork, kids will agree they got exactly what they came for., "This all-too-informative study deserves the wild popularity it will without a doubt acquire." - Booklist , starred review on How They Croaked "Engaging, informative and downright disgusting." - Kirkus Reviews , on How They Croaked "Expect this one to be passed around and poured over." - School Library Journal , on How They Croaked "Carried away on a swift-flowing stream of body fluids, medical ineptitude, and O'Malley's deliciously snarky artwork, kids will agree they got exactly what they came for." - BCCB , on How They Croaked Awards for How They Croaked : Texas Lone Star List, ALA Notable Book, ALA Quick Pick List, IRA Young Adults Reading List, Bank Street Best Book of the Year
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
Fifth Grade
Grade To
Ninth Grade
Dewey Decimal
920
Synopsis
Over the course of history, famous people made mistakes that were so monumental they could never escape them, no matter how brilliant their successes Ferdinand Magellan is credited as the first man to sail around the world . . . but he only actually made it halfway. His terrible treatment of everyone he met cut his life journey short. Queen Isabella of Spain is remembered for financing Columbus's expeditions-and for creating the Spanish Inquisition. J. Bruce Ismay commissioned the unsinkable marvel of the sea, the Titanic -and then jumped the line of women and children to escape death on a lifeboat. Readers will be fascinated well past the final curtain and will empathize with the flawed humanity of these achievers. Famous successful "failures" include: Marco Polo - Queen Isabella of Spain - King Montezuma II - Anne Boleyn - Ferdinand Magellan - Isaac Newton - Benedict Arnold - George Armstrong Custer - Vincent Van Gogh - Susan B. Anthony - Thomas Alva Edison - J. Bruce Ismay - Amelia M. Earhart - Joseph Jefferson Jackson ("Shoeless Joe"), Over the course of history, famous people made mistakes that were so monumental they could never escape them, no matter how brilliant their successes! Ferdinand Magellan is credited as the first man to sail around the world . . . but he only actually made it halfway. His terrible treatment of everyone he met cut his life journey short. Queen Isabella of Spain is remembered for financing Columbus's expeditions-and for creating the Spanish Inquisition. J. Bruce Ismay commissioned the unsinkablemarvel of the sea, the Titanic -and then jumped the line of women and children to escape death on a lifeboat. Readers will be fascinated well past the final curtain and will empathize with the flawed humanity of these achievers. Famous successful "failures" include: Marco Polo * Queen Isabella of Spain * King Montezuma II * Anne Boleyn * Ferdinand Magellan * Isaac Newton * Benedict Arnold * George Armstrong Custer * Vincent Van Gogh * Susan B. Anthony * Thomas Alva Edison * J. Bruce Ismay * Amelia M. Earhart * Joseph Jefferson Jackson ("Shoeless Joe")
LC Classification Number
CT105.B724 2014

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