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[2016], Juvenile, Quirk Books Call No: 709.22 STABLER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When the world's most celebrated artists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Jackson Pollock's family moved constantly--he lived in eight different cities before he was sixteen years old. Georgia O'Keeffe lived in the shadow of her "perfect" older brother Francis. And Jean-Michel Basquiat triumphed over poverty to become one of the world's most influential artists. Kid Artists tells their stories and more with full-color cartoon illustrations on nearly every page. Other subjects include Claude Monet, Jacob Lawrence, Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Beatrix Potter, Yoko Ono, Dr. Seuss, Emily Carr, Keith Haring, Charles Schulz, and Louise Nevelson."--From back cover.
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2015, Juvenile, Quirk Books Call No: 920 STABLER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen "true tales from the childhoods of famous athletes, from Babe Ruth (so incorrigible that his parents put him in reform school at age 7) to Muhammad Ali (who learned to fight at age 12 after a thief stole his bicycle)"--Amazon.com.
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[2014]., Pre-adolescent, Quirk Books Call No: 920 STABLER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The kids who grew up to be president were like a lot of other children. Some struggled with schoolwork and got into fights; others pranked their teachers and infuriated their parents. William Howard Taft was forced to take dance lessons. Gerald Ford struggled with dyslexia. Teddy Roosevelt had a bedroom "museum" full of dead animals. "Kid Presidents" features 20 captivating true stories from the childhoods of American presidents, complete with lively text and more than 200 cartoon illustrations.
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[2014], Pre-adolescent, Quirk Books Call No: 973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collection of anecdotes from the childhoods of United States presidents.
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[2014]., Pre-adolescent, Quirk Books Call No: 973.09 STA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents twenty stories featuring the United States presidents when they were children, including William Taft's dance lessons, Lyndon Johnson's classroom pranks, and Gerald Ford's struggles with dyslexia.
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[2023]., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Sports VIPs (Lerner Publications Company)Summary Note: A brief profile of international soccer superstar Lionel Messi, celebrating how he has won seven Golden Ball awards and, as of publication, has scored the most goals in international games of all other South American players. Includes photographs and a glossary.
