Brianna DuMont
Author
Series
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
""Famous Phonies: Legends, Fakes, and Frauds Who Changed History is the first in a new nonfiction middle grade series that will explore the underbelly of history, making you question everything you thought you knew about history's finest. It's perfect for the history buff, the reluctant reader, or that kid who loves the strange and unusual."" --
Author
Series
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Dramatic portraits of some of history's most clever anti-heroes reveals how such famous notables as Elizabeth I, Napoleon and Thomas Edison used guile, deceit, trickery and even theft to acquire wealth and power, changing history along the way.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"What's so weird about U.S. presidents? Plenty! Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was a great wrestler? That Ulysses S. Grant got a speeding ticket riding his horse--twice! Or that Benjamin Harrison was afraid of electricity? And let's not forget that President McKinley had a pet parrot that whistled 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' duets with him! In this new single-subject Weird But True book, you'll have a blast learning that there's a lot of substance--and...