When the spouse of a JLA member is brutally murdered, the entire super hero community searches for the killer, fearing their own loved ones may be the next targets.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaisie. Le Président des Etats-Unis est en déplacement officiel. Wes Holloway, son fidèle conseiller, surprend un intrus dans la suite présidentielle, qui tente de s'échapper. Leurs regards se croisent: il connaît cet homme... Il l'a connu... avant sa mort. Ron Boyle, le meilleur ami du Président, mort dans un attentat huit ans auparavant, vient de ressusciter. Boyle est revenu pour se venger. Mais de qui? de quoi? La course contre la montre est enclenchée: pour sauver sa peau, Wes doit démêler un à un les fils du pouvoir avant de se poser la seule question qui compte : quel est le rôle du Président dans l'organisation de la mort de son ami, et pourquoi? Secrets d'Etat, faux-semblants et manipulations... Brad Meltzer décrit l'univers de la présidence tel qu'il l'a découvert auprès des Présidents Bush et Clinton. Des mystères de Washington au glamour de Palm Beach, il nous entraîne au centre du pouvoir et de ses côtés obscurs.
When Ron Boyle, the supposed victim of an assassination, is spotted alive and well in Malaysia, Wes Holloway discovers a baffling conspiracy involving Masonic history and an enigmatic code invented by Thomas Jefferson.
«Kids always search for heroes, so we might as well have a say in it,» Brad Meltzer realized, and so he envisioned this friendly, fun approach to biography - for his own kids, and for yours. Each book tells the story of one of America's icons in a vivacious, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers, those who aren't quite ready for the Who Was biography series. Each book focuses on a particular character trait that made that role model heroic. For example, Rosa Parks dared to stand up for herself and other African Americans by staying seated, and as a result she helped end public bus segregation and launch the country's Civil Rights Movement. This engaging series is the perfect way to bring American history to life for young children, providing them with the right role models, supplementing Common Core learning in the classroom, and best of all, inspiring them to strive and dream.
The famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is the 23rd hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This book features Frida Kahlo, the renowned Mexican painter and activist.
Neil Armstrong's journey to the moon is the focus of the fifteenth picture book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This volume tells the story of Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon.
B>b>The American boxing champ and vocal civil rights activist Muhammad Ali is the 27th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series/b>/b>br>br>This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero''s childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This book features Muhammad Ali, the leading heavyweight boxer of the 20th century. His objection to the military draft during the Vietnam War made him an icon for a generation, and his impact in sports and the Civil Rights movement is still felt today.
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize, physicist and chemist Marie Curie is the 19th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series about heroes. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos.
B>b>The youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate, Pakistani womens rights activist Malala Yousafzai, is the 26th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series/b>/b>br>br>This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero''s childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This book features Malala Yousafzai, who first made the news in 2012 after a gunman shot her for being outspoken about a girls right to learn. After surviving the attack, she established the Malala Fund and continues to use her platform to fight for the right of girls everywhere to receive an education.
The 18th picture book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Walt Disney, who made dreams come true. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This volume features Walt Disney, who makes dreams come true for himself and countless kids around the world.
We can all be heroes. Thats the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling picture book biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. Even when he was a kid, Albert Einstein did things his own way. He thought in pictures instead of words, and his special way of thinking helped him understand big ideas like the structure of music and why a compass always points north. Those ideas made him want to keep figuring out the secrets of the universe. Other people thought he was just a dreamer, but because of his curiosity, Einstein grew up to be one of the greatest scientists the world has ever known. What makes a hero? This lively, fun biography series by best-selling author Brad Meltzer answers the question, one great role model at a time.
