National Geographic world history biographies
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[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
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Presents the life of the king of Macedonia, discussing his childhood, his education under Aristotle, his military conquests and rule over the largest empire of the known world, and his untimely death at the age of thrity-three.
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Elizabeth I: the outcast who became England's queen
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IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Leonardo da Vinci was born in a small Italian town in 1452. He trained to be a painter, but he only completed around 13 paintings-one of which was the famous Mona Lisa. Even though Leonardo wanted to learn all he could, he never received a formal education. Struggling to make a living in his 20s, he then moved to Milan, where he flourished. New worlds of discovery opened to him and his interests in engineering, art, theatre, and much more were satisfied....
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Michelangelo: the young artist who dreamed of perfection
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Julius Caesar: the boy who conquered an empire
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