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108 pp.
| Scholastic
| October, 2007
|
TradeISBN 978-0-439-64116-6$17.99
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4-6
Illustrated by
Charlie Powell.
This book introduces readers to seventeen Americans who achieved success in areas as diverse as politics, sports, science, and the arts. Presidents Washington and Lincoln are included, along with individuals such as Madam C. J. Walker and Mia Hamm. The simplistic four-page biographies provide basic if limited information. Cartoonish caricatures of each individual are superimposed over a black-and-white photograph. Ind.