True Kelley

Dahl is one of the most famous children's book authors ever. Now in this biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force, he was married to an Academy Award-winning actress. He also wrote books and screenplays for adults. Illustrations.

"It was world-famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum's dream to carve sixty-foot-high likenesses of four presidents on a granite cliff in South Dakota. Does that sound like a wacky idea? Many at the time thought so. Borglum faced a lot of opposition and problems at every turn; the blasting and carving carried out through the years of the Great Depression when funding for anything was hard to come by. Yet Mount Rushmore now draws almost three million visitors...

Leonardo Da Vinci fue uno de los pintores más importantes de la historia, además de un talentoso músico, y un estupendo científico e inventor. Construyó máquinas voladoras, submarinos, ¡e incluso helicópteros! Sin embargo, le costaba mucho terminar las cosas que empezaba. Por eso, hoy en día solamente lo conocemos por sus obras más famosas, pero hay mucho más ... Descúbrelo todo en este libro. Presents the life and accomplishments of...