Extraordinary People
A Semi-Comprehensive Guide to Some of the World's Most Fascinating Individuals
Published on 12. May 2015
Book
Hardback
112 pages
978-1-4521-2709-5 (ISBN)
Description
Inside this book, you'll find stories of 50 extraordinary people such as:Evel Knievel, who jumped his motorcycle over 14 Greyhound buses
The Iceman, the most well-preserved human, found in the ice after 5,300 years
Sam Patch, who jumped Niagara Falls for $75
Helen Thayer, who walked to the North Pole alone
Roy Sullivan, who was struck by lightning 7 times
These intriguing facts and hundreds more await curious readers, amateur historians and anyone who aspires to the altogether extraordinary!
The Iceman, the most well-preserved human, found in the ice after 5,300 years
Sam Patch, who jumped Niagara Falls for $75
Helen Thayer, who walked to the North Pole alone
Roy Sullivan, who was struck by lightning 7 times
These intriguing facts and hundreds more await curious readers, amateur historians and anyone who aspires to the altogether extraordinary!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 223 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4521-2709-5 (9781452127095)
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Michael Hearst
Extraordinary People
A Semi-Comprehensive Guide to Some of the World's Most Fascinating Individuals
E-Book
05/2015
Chronicle Books (CA)
€13.49
Available for download
Persons
Michael Hearst is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and writer. He is a founding member of the band One Ring Zero, whose albums include Planets and As Smart As We Are, and his solo works include Songs for Ice Cream Trucks and Songs for Unusual Creatures. He is the author of Chronicle's successful Unusual Creatures: A Mostly Accurate Account of Some of Earths Strangest Animals.
Aaron Scamihorn is an illustrator, designer and screen printer based out of Indianapolis, IN. He operates his business under the name Ronlewhorn Industries. With a passion for digital portraiture mixed with a love affair with typography and serigraphy, he has created screen printed gig posters for the likes of CAKE, Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys and the Dropkick Murphys. His work has been featured in magazines such as Usbek et Rica and Carne Mag as well as the unique honor of a feature in Communication Arts Illustration Annual 2013. Always looking for interesting challenges and new opportunities, Aaron is now able to check off 'childrens book' from his bucket list.
Aaron Scamihorn is an illustrator, designer and screen printer based out of Indianapolis, IN. He operates his business under the name Ronlewhorn Industries. With a passion for digital portraiture mixed with a love affair with typography and serigraphy, he has created screen printed gig posters for the likes of CAKE, Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys and the Dropkick Murphys. His work has been featured in magazines such as Usbek et Rica and Carne Mag as well as the unique honor of a feature in Communication Arts Illustration Annual 2013. Always looking for interesting challenges and new opportunities, Aaron is now able to check off 'childrens book' from his bucket list.