Kid Legends – serie
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6 produkter
6 produkter
Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
227 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations show how George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Barack Obama, and other presidents-to-be faced kid-sized problems growing up in America.Every president started out as a kid! Forget the legends, tall tales, and historic achievements—before they were presidents, the future leaders of the United States had regular-kid problems just like you.John F. Kennedy hated his big brother.Lyndon Johnson pulled pranks in class.Barack Obama was bothered by bullies.Bill Clinton was crazy clumsy (he once broke his leg jumping rope).Readers 8 to 12 years old will learn all of their stories and more with full-color cartoon illustrations on every page. History has never been this much fun!
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
162 kr
Skickas
Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations show how Tiger Woods, Gabby Douglas, Bruce Lee, Billie Jean King, and other budding sports champions faced kid-sized challenges growing up.Forget the gold medals, the championships, and the undefeated seasons. When all-star athletes were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Baseball legend Baseball legend Babe Ruth was such a troublemaker, his family sent him to reform school.Race car champion Danica Patrick fended off bullies who told her “girls can’t drive.”And football superstar Peyton Manning was forced to dance the tango in his school play.Readers ages 8 to 12 years old will learn all of their stories and more with full-color cartoon illustrations on every page. Other subjects include Billie Jean King, Jackie Robinson, Yao Ming, Gabby Douglas, Tiger Woods, Julie Krone, Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali, Bobby Orr, Lionel Messi, and more!Looking for even more totally true and inspiring childhood stories? Check out Kid Athletes and Kid Olympians: Summer!
Inbunden, Engelska, 2016
218 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations reveal how Leonardo da Vinci, Beatrix Potter, Keith Haring, and other great artists in history coped with regular-kid problems.Every great artist started out as a kid. Forget the awards, the sold-out museum exhibitions, and the timeless masterpieces. When the world’s most celebrated artists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Jackson Pollock’s family moved constantly—he lived in eight different cities before he was sixteen years old.Georgia O’Keeffe lived in the shadow of her “perfect” older brother Francis.And Jean-Michel Basquiat triumphed over poverty to become one of the world’s most influential artists.Readers ages 8 to 12 years old will learn all their stories and more with full-color cartoon illustrations on nearly every page. Other subjects include Claude Monet, Jacob Lawrence, Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Beatrix Potter, Yoko Ono, Dr. Seuss, Emily Carr, Keith Haring, Charles Schulz, and Louise Nevelson.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2018
199 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell tales from the challenging yet defining growing-up years of Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, Marie Curie, and 12 other brilliant scientists.Every great scientist started out as a kid. Before their experiments, inventions, and discoveries that changed the world, the world's most celebrated scientists had regular-kid problems just like you.Stephen Hawking hated school, and preferred to spend his free time building model airplanes, inventing board games, and even building his own computer.Jane Goodall got in trouble for bringing worms and snails into her house.And Neil deGrasse Tyson had to start a dog-walking business to save up money to buy a telescope.Readers ages 8 to 12 years old will learn all the storiesof a diverse and inclusive group—also including Temple Grandin, Nikola Tesla, Ada Lovelace, Benjamin Franklin, Isaac Newton, Rosalind Franklin, Sally Ride, Rachel Carson, George Washington Carver, and Vera Rubin—through kid-friendly texts and full-color cartoon illustrations on nearly every page.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
227 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
Featured in the New York TimesTriumphant, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of international athletes who have captured the world’s attention at the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, like Simone Biles, Jesse Owens, Naomi Osaka, Tatyana McFadden, and 12 other incredible olympians.Athletes throughout history have dreamed of competing in the Olympics—and some were kids themselves when those dreams and plans began! In Kid Olympians: Summer, discover the childhood stories of legends such as:Usain Bolt, who used to skip practices to go to the arcade and play video games.Serena Williams, who sometimes hit her tennis ball over the fence on purpose!Tatyana McFadden, who had to fight to be allowed on her school’s track teamFeaturing kid-friendly text and full-color illustrations, readers 8 to 12 years old will be inspired to dream bigger, faster, and higher than ever before! The diverse and inspiring group also includes Michael Phelps, Yusra Mardini, Dick Fosbury, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Gertrude Ederle, Nadia Comaneci, Ellie Simmonds, Tommie Smith, Wilma Rudolph, and Megan Rapinoe.Looking for even more totally true and inspiring childhood stories? Check out Kid Athletes and Kid Olympians: Winter!
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
151 kr
Skickas
Triumphant, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of international athletes who have captured the world’s attention at the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, including Johnny Weir, Chloe Kim, Alex and Maia Shibutani, Surya Bonaly, and 13 other inspiring Olympians.All over the world, athletes break records and defy odds to compete in the games—and some were kids themselves when they started dreaming and training! In Kid Olympians: Winter, discover the childhood stories of legends such as:Michelle Kwan, who used to sleep in her skating clothes to get a few extra minutes of sleep before her lessons at dawn!Cindy Ouellet, one of the few athletes to have competed in both the Winter and Summer Paralympics.Apolo Ohno, who started skating because he thought the speed skaters looked like superheroes!With kid-friendly text and full-color illustrations, the book will inspire readers 8 to 12 years old to dream bigger, faster, and higher than ever before!The diverse group also includes Callan Chythlook-Sifsof, Adam Rippon, Kristy Yamaguchi, Lindsey Vonn, Marie-Philip Poulin, Shani Davis, Charles Flaherty, Maame Biney, and Nathan Chen.Looking for even more totally true and inspiring childhood stories about sports icons? Check out Kid Athletes and Kid Olympians: Summer!