Bibliograph

Head to head, 18 linked portraits of people who changed the world, written by Baptist Cornabas ; illustrated by Antoine Corbineau

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Head to head, 18 linked portraits of people who changed the world, written by Baptist Cornabas ; illustrated by Antoine Corbineau

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 9+

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Head to head

Responsibility statement

written by Baptist Cornabas ; illustrated by Antoine Corbineau

Sub title

18 linked portraits of people who changed the world

Summary

Can you guess what links the pairs of people in this book? What do you think Steve Jobs and his iPhone have in common with the Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci? What common point links the world leader Gandhi of India and the American civil rights activist Rosa Parks? What about Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and German inventor Johannes Gutenberg? Or South African leader Nelson Mandela and French Resistance fighter Jean Moulin? Or the other pairs of people shown below? Read how these individuals changed the course of history through their ideas, discoveries, actions, and inventions. A timeline and map show you when and where they made a difference. Greatness comes from every corner of the globe. Maybe you will be next!

Target audience

juvenile

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18 linked portraits of people who changed the worldEighteen linked portraits of people who changed the world

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