30 People Who Changed the World [pb]
Fascinating Bite-Sized Essays from Award-Winning Writers
Edited by Jean Reynolds
Authors contributing nonfiction minutes to this collection are Jan Adkins, Sarah Albee, Vicki Cobb, Jan Greenberg, Cheryl Harness, Kerrie Logan Hollihan [Ohio], Carla Killough McClafferty, Roxie Munro, Amy Nathan, Doreen Rappaport, Andrea Warren, and Jim Whiting
What do Julius Caesar, Rosa Parks, and Vincent van Gogh all have in common? They're all fascinating figures who shaped our world! Learn about these and so many more historical VIPs, brought to you by today's award-winning and best-known children's authors.
In this collection of 30 essays, each historical figure has a short piece- called a "nonfiction minute"- dedicated just to them. Learn how African-American singer Marian Anderson sang her way to the White House, and how an indentured servant named Juan de Pareja became an artist. Read all about Albert Einstein's theory of relativity- yes, it can be explained in a minute! These nonfiction "appetizers" are quick and easy-to-read, and will have children begging to know more about the world around them. 144 pages
Contents: Marian Anderson - Thomas Boyle - Julius Caesar - George Washington Carver - Cesar Chavez - Bessie Coleman - Marie Curie - Juan de Pareja - Charles Dickens - Albert Einstein - Sarah Keys Evans - Frederick Grant - George Frederic Handel - Grace Hopper - Imhotep - Percy Julian - Mary Kingsley - Lafayette and Armistead - Edmonia Lewis - Franz Liszt - Robert Morris - Rosa Parks - Radium Girls - Sally Ride - Cal Rodgers - Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen - Mary Shelley - Vincent van Gogh - Queen Victoria and Albert - Malala Yousafzai
"[This] compendium contains someone to interest everyone, including contemporary role models (Malala Yousafzai), artists of color (Edmonia Lewis and Juan de Pareja), and explorers (Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott). Authors, scientists, and civil rights icons are all represented... This is a good jumping-off platform to longer similar essays, as in the Who Was series." -Booklist (Grades 4-7)
"Brisk and appealing historical vignettes, as readable as they are revealing." -Kirkus Reviews (Ages 10-13)
October 10, 2017
Lexile Level=1020
