Diese fesselnde Biografienreihe stellt die Leben der einflussreichsten Persönlichkeiten der Geschichte vor. Jeder Band bietet einen spannenden Einblick in die Kindheit, entscheidende Momente und das bleibende Erbe inspirierender Persönlichkeiten. Es sind zugängliche und bereichernde Erzählungen für junge Köpfe, die die Welt und die Menschen, die sie geprägt haben, verstehen wollen. Entdecken Sie die Geschichten von Pionieren, Führern und Künstlern, die einen bedeutenden Einfluss hinterlassen haben.
A biography of the first black South African president, who spent twenty-seven years in jail for his political beliefs, discusses the struggle to end apartheid, his country's former system of racial segregation and oppression.
DK's acclaimed DK Biography series tackles one of history's most colorful figures in Harry Houdini. Perfect for book reports or summer reading, the DK Biography series brings a new clarity and narrative voice to history's most colorful figures. Supports the Common Core State Standards.
Presents a biography of physicist Albert Einstein.
Benjamin Franklin felt stifled at his brother's Boston print shop, so he ran away to seek his fortune in Philadelphia. Before long, he'd become one of the most famous people in the American colonies-a respected author, publisher, philosopher, scientist, and diplomat. Find out about the amazing accomplishments of this candlemaker's son, from his experiments with electricity to his contributions to the Constitution of the United States.