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Ordinary People Change the World Black History Gift Set
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Fans of the "New York Times"-bestselling series can find out what makes a hero with the puzzles, mazes, quizzes, and brain-busting challenges in this interactive activity book that comes with more than 25 stickers. Full color. Consumable.
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Four inspiring Black heroes from the New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series, now available in this high-quality box set.
This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great—the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers, and always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos.
This box set, curated to celebrate Black history, features Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, and Oprah Winfrey.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780593461693
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 December 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Penguin Young Readers
Illustration: FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Chris Eliopoulos
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 44.0mm
Width: 203.0mm
Height: 206.0mm
Weight: 1219g
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Brad Meltzer is the New York Times bestselling author of Heroes for My Son, Heroes for My Daughter, The First Conspiracy, and a number of suspense novels like The Escape Artist. He also helped find the missing 9/11 flag with his is History Channel television show Brad Meltzer's Lost History. He lives in Florida with his wife and their three children.
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