Fifty Famous People: A Book of Short Stories

By James Baldwin

Book Overview

Why are we weighed upon with heaviness And utterly consumed with sharp distress?James Baldwin (1841-1925) was born in Indiana, United States, and made a career as an administrator and educator in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1922348120
• ISBN13: 9781922348128
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Living Book Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 7

Customer Reviews

Stories for Young and Old

Educational and entertaining short stories about famous people of the world history: "One of the best things to be said of the stories in this volume is that, although they are not biographical, they are about real persons who actually lived and performed their parts in the great drama of the world's history. Some of these persons were more famous than others, yet all have left enduring "footprints on the sands of time" and their names will not cease to be remembered. In each of the stories there is a basis of truth and an ethical lesson which cannot fail to have a wholesome influence..." (James Baldwin)