Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin (English) Paperback Book

Description: Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin A companion volume to "Fifty Famous Stories Retold" by James Baldwin, "Fifty Famous People" introduces children to a variety of men who performed their parts in the great drama of the world's history. Included are anecdotes about great American statesmen, such as Lincoln and Franklin, as well as kings of long ago-Cyrus the Great, King Alfred, and Robert Bruce, boys who became famous as poets-Longfellow and Caedmon, and others who excelled in the art of painting-Giotto and Benjamin West. Other stories depict orators, scholars, inventors, slaves, and soldiers. Regardless of their fields of endeavour, all the characters portrayed show qualities that make them worthy of being remembered and looked up to as models of behavior. Young children will enjoy hearing these stories read to them, while older ones will take pleasure in reading them to themselves. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A companion volume to "Fifty Famous Stories Retold" by James Baldwin, "Fifty Famous People" introduces children to a variety of men who performed their parts in the great drama of the worlds history. Included are anecdotes about great American statesmen, such as Lincoln and Franklin, as well as kings of long ago-Cyrus the Great, King Alfred, and Robert Bruce, boys who became famous as poets-Longfellow and Caedmon, and others who excelled in the art of painting-Giotto and Benjamin West. Other stories depict orators, scholars, inventors, slaves, and soldiers. Regardless of their fields of endeavour, all the characters portrayed show qualities that make them worthy of being remembered and looked up to as models of behavior. Young children will enjoy hearing these stories read to them, while older ones will take pleasure in reading them to themselves. Author Biography James Baldwin (1924-1987) burst on the literary scene in 1953 with his novel Go Tell It on the Mountain, which received excellent reviews and immediately was recognized as establishing a profound new voice in American letters. His acclaimed collection of essays, Notes of a Native Son, was published in 1955. A second collection of essays, Nobody Knows My Name, was published in 1961 between his novels Giovannis Room (1956) and Another Country (1961). Details ISBN1599150077 Author James Baldwin Short Title 50 FAMOUS PEOPLE Pages 212 Publisher Yesterdays Classics Language English ISBN-10 1599150077 ISBN-13 9781599150079 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2005 Birth 1841 Death 1925 Imprint Yesterdays Classics Place of Publication Chapel Hill Country of Publication United States Qualifications PhD Audience Age 6-9 DOI 10.1604/9781599150079 UK Release Date 2005-11-11 AU Release Date 2005-11-11 NZ Release Date 2005-11-11 US Release Date 2005-11-11 Publication Date 2005-11-11 Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:38899487;

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