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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Meltzer, Brad.     Subjects     Role models -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Heroes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Meltzer, Brad.       by title:      Heroes for my son / ...       by call number:      920.02 M528hs     Search the Web     Meltzer, Brad.     Role models -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Heroes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Heroes for my son / Brad Meltzer. by Meltzer, Brad. Harper an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, c2010. Call #: 920.02 M528hs Subjects Role models -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Heroes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9780062439314 0062439316 Edition:  Revised edition. Description:  xiv, 109 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Notes:  "Ordinary people who achieved the extraordinary"--Cover. Contents:  The Wright Brothers -- Team Hoyt -- Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel -- Mr. Rogers -- Miep Gies -- Roberto Clemente -- Amelia Earhart -- Nelson Mandela -- Norman Borlaug -- Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Anne Sullivan -- John Lennon -- Harriet Tubman -- Harry Houdini -- Jackie Robinson -- Albert Einstein -- Jesse Owens -- Jim Henson -- Jonas Salk -- Dr. Seuss -- Bella Abzug -- Dan West -- Mother Theresa -- Steven Spielberg -- George H.W. Bush -- Lucille Ball -- George Washington -- Charlie Chaplin -- Oprah Winfrey -- Frank Shankwitz -- Mark Twain -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Neil Armstrong -- Paul Newman -- Pele -- Barbara Johns -- Aung San Suu Kyi -- Eli Segal -- Abraham Lincoln -- Andy Miyares -- Clara Hale -- Muhammad Ali -- Barack Obama -- Harper Lee -- Thomas Jefferson -- Mahatma Gandhi -- Frederick Douglass -- Chesley B. Sullenberger III -- Rosa Parks -- Lou Gehrig -- Teri Meltzer -- Ben Rubin -- Who is your hero? Summary:  Brad was inspired by the birth of his first son to curate this collection. The fifty-two featured figures represent the spectacular potential we all have within us to change the world. The format allows for reading straight through or at your own pace, and includes photos, quotes, brief biographies, and vignettes that highlight the single moment that made each person great. The heroes included in the book are men, women, historical, contemporary, athletes, actors, inventors, politicians, and so many more. Audience:  Ages 4-8. Genre:  Biography, Juvenile. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Children's Nonfiction 920.02 M528hs Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Children's Nonfiction 920.02 M528hs Childrens Books Central weeding Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Children's Nonfiction 920.02 M528hs Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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