Heroes for My Son
New York : HarperStudio, 2010.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xv, 111 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
When Brad Meltzer, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Fate and The Tenth Justice, welcomed his first child into the world, he started keeping a list of heroes whose virtues and talents he wanted his son to share when he grew up. Heroes for My Son is a collection of 54 extraordinary men and women, some celebrated across the globe and some lesser-known, but each in their own right a hero. Packaged in a charming gift format, the book will include short vignettes, quotations, and black and white photos of each hero. In the style of Life's Little Instruction Book, Heroes for My Son highlights a diverse set of role models for many coming generations to learn from and admire.
Among the heroes:
The Wright Brothers Team Hoyt Mr. Rogers Miep Gies Roberto Clemente Amelia Earhart Harry Houdini Jackie Robinson Albert Einstein Dr. Seuss George H.W. Bush Charlie Chaplin Pele Muhammad Ali Barack Obama Harper Lee Rosa Parks Lou Gehrig Ben Rubin (Brad Meltzer's Grandfather) And many moreContents:
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 -- Rosa Parks -- Lou Gehrig -- Teri Meltzer -- Ben Rubin -- Who is your hero?
ISBN:
9780061905285 (hardback)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Mel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY Mel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY Mel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY Mel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |