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list price: $21.95
category: Children's Nonfiction
published: Aug 2013
ISBN:9781554537754
publisher:
Kids Can Press
list price: $21.95
category: Children's Nonfiction
published: Aug 2013
ISBN:9781554537754
publisher:
Kids Can Press
Description
From Buddha and Muhammad to King and Mandela, from the discovery of fire to the invention of the World Wide Web, and from Romeo and Juliet to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, this is a thorough and thoroughly entertaining compendium of important people and events.
Contributor Notes
Elizabeth MacLeod has written many children's books, including nine titles in the Snapshots Biography series, numerous titles in the Kids Can Read, Kids Books Of and Kids Can Do It series, Why Do Horses Have Manes?, What Did Dinosaurs Eat?, and Monster Fliers. She lives in Toronto.
Qin Leng was born in Shanghai, China, and later moved to France and then Montreal, Canada. She now lives in Toronto, Canada, with her twin sister and works as a designer and illustrator. Her books have been nominated for numerous prizes, including the prestigious Governor General's Literary Award.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age:
- 8 to 12
- Grade:
- 3 to 7
Awards
- Short-listed, Silver Birch Nonfiction, Forest of Reading
- Short-listed, Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction, Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards
- Long-listed, Information Book Award, The Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada
- Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award
- Winner, Best Books of the Year for Children and Young Adults, Bank Street Children's Book Committee
- Commended, Book Award for Outstanding Youth Book Published in 2013, Canadian Science Writers' Association
Editorial Reviews
The book is easy to navigate and includes fun, colourful illustrations.—Quill & Quire
This heavily illustrated title takes readers on a whirlwind tour through historical milestones.—Booklist
Compact and surprisingly complete, this volume is a superb introduction.—School Library Journal
