The Oxford Children's Book of Famous People
| Author | : Oxford Univ Pr |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-13 | : 019910977X |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199109777 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Oxford Children's Book of Famous People written by Oxford Univ Pr and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Children's Book of Famous People is a one-stop guide to the people who matter. This stylish and information-packed book tells the stories of 1000 women and men whose lives have influenced the course of history. Learn about the famous and the infamous - leaders from Genghis Khan toTony Blair; scientists and thinkers from Aristotle to Stephen Hawking; personalities from Rasputin to Michael Jordan. The text is organized alphabetically for easy reference, but there are also chronological and thematic directories linking people in time and by area of achievement. In this newedition the entries have been updated, and there are new biographies of such figures as George W Bush, J K Rowling, Julia Roberts and Steve Redgrave.
