Timelines of extraordinary lives : from Cleopatra and Confucius to Mozart and Malala
2024
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More than 150 visual timelines take you on unforgettable journeys through the lives of the great, the terrible, and the overlooked people of world history. This fascinating children's book focuses squarely on the biographies of a myriad of movers and shakers across millennia. It covers a diverse array of kings and queens, humanitarians, scientists, inventors, explorers, activists, writers, artists, and more, from across the globe. Timelines of Everyone reveals not just the incredible achievements, contributions, and adventures of historical figures, but the lesser-known events that shaped them too, from childhood into old age. Did you know that West African ruler Mansa Musa was the richest person ever to have lived? Or that Hollywood screen legend Hedy Lamarr invented technology that would one day develop into WiFi? Or how about the fact that Einstein's last words were lost because his nurse didn't speak German? Filled with easy-to-understand timelines, vibrant illustrations, and a diverse range of influential people, Timelines of Everyone is the must-have guide to the world's must-know names.
Main title:
Timelines of extraordinary lives : from Cleopatra and Confucius to Mozart and Malala / by senior editor, Steven Carton.
Author:
Carton, Steven, editor
Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, [2024]©2024.
Collation:
328 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Previously published as Timelines of everyone.Includes index.
Audience:
Interest grade level: Upper primary.
Contents:
Partial contents: Ramesses the great to Ibn Sina -- Mohammed Al-Razi to Mumtaz Mahal -- Artemisia Gentileschi to Ada Lovelace -- Ranavalonai to Nellie Bly -- William Randolph Hearst to Ooderoo Noonuccal -- Winston Churchill to Greta Thunberg.
ISBN:
9780241688090 (hardback)
Dewey class:
920
Language:
English
BRN:
522116
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 920 TIM | Onloan - Due: 13 May 2025 |