National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Who
U S AIR MAIL CONTENTS IN INTRODUCTION 6 KING TUT 8 ARISTOTLE 12 MICHELANGELO 16 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 20 MICHELANGELO's PIETA JANE AUSTEN 24 SEQUOYAH 28 SACAGAWEA 32 ABRAHAM LINCOLN 36 ELIZABETH BLACKWELL 40 MEET MORE INVENTORS SCIENTISTS 44 Leonardo da Vinci Thomas Edison George Washington Carver John Muir Albert Einstein Jane Goodall Rachel Carson Galileo Galilei
ISABELLA BIRD 46 JACKIE ROBINSON 90 MATTHEW HENSON 50 MAYA ANGELOu 94 MARIE CURIE 54 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR 98 MOHANDAS GANDHI 58 NEIL ARMSTRONG 102 AMELIA EARHART 62 DONG HIMING 106 THE BEATLES 110 MICHELLE BACHELET 114 MALALA YOUSAFZAI 118 MEET MORE EXPLORERS 66 Lady Hester Stanhope James Cook Nain Singh Rawat Gertrude Bell Junko Tabei Ferdinand Magellan Amyr Klink Marco Polo 122 MEET MORE HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS Eleanor Roosevelt Thurgood Marshall Helen Keller Cesar Chavez Nelson Mandela GOLDA MEIR 68 ANSEL ADAMS 72 FRIDA KAHLO 76 Wangari Maathai Harriet Tubman The 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso TENZING NORGAY 80 ELLA FITZGERALD 84 PARENT TIPS 124 FURTHER READING 125 GLOSSARY 126 MEET MORE ARTISTS 88 Georgia O Keeffe Pablo Picasso Maurice Sendak Wolfgang Mozart Shel Silverstein Mikhail Baryshnikov Louisa May Alcott Berthe Morisot INDEX 127 PHOTO CREDITs 128
INTRODUCTION his book introduces curious young readers to some of the most interesting and important people in history Each profile answers questions about someone whose life has had great impact on the rest of us from artists and inventors to scientists and human rights leaders Also included are mini profiles of men and women from all over the world You may have heard of some of these people before Others may be new to you NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC S LITTLE KIDS FIRST BIG BOOK OF WHO IS ORGANIZED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND PRESENTS A RANGE OF MEN AND WOMEN WITH DIFFERENT INTERESTS AND TALENTS ARTISTS world's progress Their HUMAN RIGHTS From the talented profiles demonstrate just LEADERS Michelangelo to the how far we have come Leaders such as Malala musical sensation that was Yousafzai and Martin the Beatles readers are EXPLORERS Luther King Jr highlight introduced to artists of all They travel the world reach both the importance and kinds painters sculptors new heights and discover the danger associated with writers and musicians the unimaginable Readers standing up for what is will learn just what it takes right These brave men and INVENTORS AND to be an adventurous women illustrate how and SCIENTISTS record breaking voyager why we have the rights that Marie Curie was the first through reading about we have today woman to win a Nobel these explorers who have Prize and Galileo Galilei made history built one of the world's first telescopes These individuals are at the forefront of our
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK Colorful PHOTOGRAPHS illustrate each spread supporting the text POP UP FACTS and quotes sprinkled throughout provide added information about each man or woman AM At 29 029 FEET 8 848 m Everest the TALLEST MOUNTAIN on Earth FACTS TENZING NORGAY BORN May 29 4 Nepal May 9 1986 wY HES IMPORTANT He was a member of the first team to reach the summit top of Mount Many dangers face those who want to to climb the top of Mount Everest The air is thin at high altitudes so it is hard for human June to set enough orgen Storms can move in quickly and bring high winds and very cold temperatures climbers often fall Some might step into a deep gash in the ice called a crevasse Dangerous avalanches can any time They sweep away strike at everything and everybody in their path FACT BOXES give the young reader a quick look at a person's basic background and what they re most known for MORE FOR PARENTS In the back of the book you will find parent tips including fun activities that relate to individuals in the book along with a helpful
