The Resource How they croaked : the awful ends of the awfully famous, Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley
How they croaked : the awful ends of the awfully famous, Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley
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- Summary
- A look at the deaths of several famous people throughout history and the circumstances surrounding those deaths
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- 184 pages
- Note
- "Art created with Black Micron 005 by Pigma on layout paper"--Preliminary page
- Contents
-
- King Tut : Back up the U-Haul
- Julius Caesar : Putting the "I" 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 : A 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
- Isbn
- 9780802727947
- Label
- How they croaked : the awful ends of the awfully famous
- Title
- How they croaked
- Title remainder
- the awful ends of the awfully famous
- Statement of responsibility
- Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley
- Title variation
- How they croaked
- Title variation remainder
- the awful ends of the awfully famous
- Subject
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- Pocahontas, -1617
- trueCurie, Marie, 1867-1934
- trueScience -- Health and medicine
- trueNapoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
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- trueMozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
- Elizabeth, I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
- trueDeath
- History
- Celebrities -- Death
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
- Death -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
- Columbus, Christopher
- trueCelebrities
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
- Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Pocahontas, -1617
- trueHenry, VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
- trueDickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- trueBiography
- trueCelebrities -- Death
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Columbus, Christopher
- Henry, VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
- trueDeath -- History
- trueTutankhamen, King of Egypt
- trueWashington, George, 1732-1799
- Juvenile works
- trueCollective biographies
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
- Caesar, Julius
- Biography
- trueBeethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
- trueElizabeth, I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
- Celebrities -- Death -- Juvenile literature
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- Death
- trueEinstein, Albert, 1879-1955
- Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
- trueDarwin, Charles, 1809-1882
- Garfield, James A., (James Abram), 1831-1881
- trueCaesar, Julius
- Tutankhamen, King of Egypt
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A look at the deaths of several famous people throughout history and the circumstances surrounding those deaths
- Summary
- A look at the deaths of several famous people throughout history and the circumstances surrounding those deaths
- Award
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- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2011
- Garden State Teen Book Award (New Jersey), Nonfiction, 2014.
- International Reading Association Children's Book Award for Young Adult Nonfiction, 2012.
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2014.
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2012
- Biography type
- collective biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 391868
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bragg, Georgia
- Dewey number
- 920
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- 950
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 950
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 5
- 9
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- 1961-
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- O'Malley, Kevin
- Walker and Company
- C. & C. Offset Printing Co. Ltd
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- Tutankhamen
- Caesar, Julius
- Cleopatra
- Columbus, Christopher
- Henry
- Elizabeth
- Pocahontas
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Marie Antoinette
- Washington, George
- Napoleon
- Beethoven, Ludwig van
- Poe, Edgar Allan
- Dickens, Charles
- Garfield, James A.
- Darwin, Charles
- Curie, Marie
- Einstein, Albert
- Celebrities
- Death
- Biography
- Celebrities
- Death
- Biography
- Beethoven, Ludwig van
- Caesar, Julius
- Cleopatra
- Columbus, Christopher
- Curie, Marie
- Darwin, Charles
- Dickens, Charles
- Einstein, Albert
- Elizabeth
- Garfield, James A.
- Henry
- Marie Antoinette
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Napoleon
- Pocahontas
- Poe, Edgar Allan
- Tutankhamen
- Washington, George
- Biography
- Celebrities
- Death
- Target audience
- juvenile
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- the awful ends of the awfully famous
- Label
- How they croaked : the awful ends of the awfully famous, Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley
- Note
- "Art created with Black Micron 005 by Pigma on layout paper"--Preliminary page
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-179) and index
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- volume
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- nc
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- Contents
- King Tut : Back up the U-Haul -- Julius Caesar : Putting the "I" 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 : A 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
- Control code
- ocn551198278
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- 184 pages
- Isbn
- 9780802727947
- Lccn
- 2010008659
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)551198278
- Label
- How they croaked : the awful ends of the awfully famous, Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley
- Note
- "Art created with Black Micron 005 by Pigma on layout paper"--Preliminary page
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-179) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
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- nc
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- rdacarrier
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- King Tut : Back up the U-Haul -- Julius Caesar : Putting the "I" 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 : A 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
- Control code
- ocn551198278
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- 184 pages
- Isbn
- 9780802727947
- Lccn
- 2010008659
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)551198278
Subject
- trueBeethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
- trueBiographies -- General
- trueBiography
- Biography
- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- trueBooks for reluctant readers
- Caesar, Julius
- trueCaesar, Julius
- trueCelebrities
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- Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C
- Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C
- trueCollective biographies
- Columbus, Christopher
- Columbus, Christopher
- trueCurie, Marie, 1867-1934
- Curie, Marie, 1867-1934
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
- trueDarwin, Charles, 1809-1882
- trueDeath
- Death
- trueDeath -- History
- Death -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- trueDickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
- trueEinstein, Albert, 1879-1955
- Elizabeth, I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
- trueElizabeth, I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
- Garfield, James A., (James Abram), 1831-1881
- Garfield, James A., (James Abram), 1831-1881
- Henry, VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
- trueHenry, VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
- History
- Juvenile works
- Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
- Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
- trueMozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
- trueNapoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- Pocahontas, -1617
- Pocahontas, -1617
- truePoe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
- trueScience -- Health and medicine
- Tutankhamen, King of Egypt
- trueTutankhamen, King of Egypt
- trueWashington, George, 1732-1799
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
Genre
- trueBiographies
- trueBooks for reluctant readers
- trueCollective biographies
- trueHistory
- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueScience
Included in
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Older Readers Category: 2012
- trueGarden State Teen Book Awards (New Jersey): Nonfiction (Grades 6-12)
- trueHumor Me: Funny, Fantastic and Witty Reads (2014)
- trueInternational Reading Association Children's Book Award: Young Adult Nonfiction (post-2001 winners)
- trueSpoiler Alert: Everyone Dies
- trueYALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: Non Fiction: 2012
Awards
Awards of How they croaked : the awful ends of the awfully famous, Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2011
- Award
- Garden State Teen Book Award (New Jersey), Nonfiction, 2014.
- Award
- International Reading Association Children's Book Award for Young Adult Nonfiction, 2012.
- Award
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2014.
- Award
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2012
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