How they choked : failures, flops, and flaws of the awfully famous / by Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802734884
- ISBN: 080273488X
- ISBN: 9780802734891
- ISBN: 0802734898
- ISBN: 9781681192161
- ISBN: 1681192160
- ISBN: 9780545776776
- Physical Description: 200 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury/Walker, [2014].
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Marco Polo: where on earth was Marco Polo? -- Queen Isabella of Spain: omg -- King Montezuma II: oops, there go the Aztecs -- Ferdinand Magellan: dead in the water -- Anne Boleyn: till beheading do us part -- Isaac Newton: the law's in town -- Benedict Arnold: stinker, traitor, soldier, spy -- Susan B. Anthony: voter revolt -- George Armstrong Custer: dressed to kill -- Thomas Alva Edison: shock and awful -- Vincent Van Gogh: least likely to succeed -- J. Bruce Ismay: first-class coward -- Joseph Jefferson Jackson ("Shoeless Joe"): game over -- Amelia M. Earhart: winging it.
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 10-14.1010L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.2 6 169594.
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- 28 of 30 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 1 current hold with 30 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | J920 BRA (Text) | 36015000594891 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | J920 BRA (Text) | 36015000993572 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
