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by Georgia Bragg (Author), Kevin O'Malley (Illustrator)
The team behind the bestselling How They Croaked shines a light on the darker sides of history's most famous failures, perfect for reluctant readers!
Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes, epic failures even lead to super successes . . . sometimes they become deep dark secrets. But remember--to fail is human, to laugh about our shortcomings divine. From Montezuma II's mistaking a conqueror for a god to Isaac Newton turning from science to alchemy to J. Bruce Ismay's jumping the lifeboat line on the Titanic, How They Choked knocks fourteen famous achievers off their pedestals to reveal the human side of history. Successful "failures" include: Marco Polo, Queen Isabella of Spain, Montezuma II, Ferdinand Magellan, Anne Boleyn, Isaac Newton, Benedict Arnold, Susan B. Anthony, George Armstrong Custer, Thomas Alva Edison, Vincent van Gogh, J. Bruce Ismay, "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, Amelia M. EarhartAuthor Biography
GEORGIA BRAGG is the author of How They Croaked as well as Matisse on the Loose, a middle-grade novel. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two children, and two cats.
www.georgiabragg.com
www.booksbyomalley.com
Number of Pages: 208
Dimensions: 0.75 x 10.6 x 7.06 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: June 07, 2016
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 6
