Book

Heroes for my son / Brad Meltzer.

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780062439314
ISBN: 0062439316
Physical Description: xiv, 109 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Edition: Revised edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

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?

Target Audience Note:

Ages 4-8.