| Summary |
Shares the sometimes gruesome details of the deaths of nineteen famous historical figures, including King Tut, Pocahontas, George Washington, Edgar Allan Poe, and Marie Curie. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-179) and index. |
| Contents |
King Tut : back up the U-haul -- Julius Caesar : I as in ides -- Cleopatra : #1 across -- Christopher Columbus : death by dirt -- Henry VIII : who not to marry -- Elizabeth I : she kept her head about her -- Pocahontas : royal hostage -- Galileo Galilei : staying alive -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : every good boy does fine -- Marie Antoinette : I did not do it on purpose -- George Washington : little mouth of horrors -- Napoleon Bonaparte : I hate islands -- Ludwig van Beethoven : between those ears -- Edgar Allan Poe : Oh woe is Poe -- Charles Dickens : the tale of two brains -- James A. Garfield : James who? -- Charles Darwin : what me worry? -- Marie Curie : you glow, girl -- Albert Einstein : Einstein = massive cranium? -- One more thing. |
| Subject |
Celebrities -- Death -- Juvenile literature.
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Death -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Alt Author |
O'Malley, Kevin, 1961- ill.
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| ISBN |
0802798179 |
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9780802798183 (reinforced) |
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9780802798176 (trade : hardcover) |
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0802798187 |
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