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Title details for How They Croaked by Georgia Bragg - Available

How They Croaked

The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous

by Georgia Bragg
L.J. Ganser
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Best-selling author Georgia Bragg delights young people with her quirky characters and unique subject matter. How They Croaked provides all the gory details of the awful ends of 19 awfully famous people. It details Ludwig Van Beethoven's expansive finale, Henry VII's explosive end, Albert Einstein's great brain escape, and Marie Curie's glowing demise. "This . study deserves the wild popularity it will without doubt acquire." -Booklist, starred review

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    October 1, 2011

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781461833819
      • File size: 94264 KB
      • Duration: 03:16:22

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      Starred review from November 1, 2011

      Gr 5-9-Georgia Bragg has her tongue firmly in cheek as she describes "how some of the most important people who ever lived-died" in this engaging book (Walker, 2011). Beginning with King Tut and moving chronologically through to Albert Einstein, Bragg explains in a conversational style what maladies brought 19 of the great ones down. Listeners will be clued in to Henry VIII's gluttony, George Washington's little mouth of horrors, and James Garfield's oh-so-slow death by ignorance. Narrator L.J. Ganser uses sarcasm, timing, pauses, and tone to wring out every last ounce of disgusting, gross misery from the deaths of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Christopher Columbus, Napoleon, Mozart, and others. There are humorous subtitles to each story, such as "Marie Curie: You Glow Girl!," and sidebars that add to the history. Be sure to pair this with the print version so students can giggle at Kevin O'Malley's hysterical illustrations. A perfect choice for boys who are reluctant readers.-Tricia Melgaard, formerly Centennial Middle School, Broken Arrow, OK

      Copyright 2011 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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