I Am I. M. Pei (Ordinary People Change the World)

by Brad Meltzer (Author) Christopher Eliopoulos (Illustrator)

The world-renowned architect I. M. Pei is the twenty-fourth hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series. (Cover may vary)

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 I. M. Pei, the award-winning Chinese American architect whose projects include the John F. Kennedy Library and the pyramid at the Louvre. Included is a pop-up of the Louvre to help young readers see the space and Pei's design in 3D!

This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are:

- A timeline of key events in the hero's history

- Photos that bring the story more fully to life

- Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable

- Childhood moments that influenced the hero

- Facts that make great conversation-starters

- A virtue this person embodies: I. M. Pei's ingenuity led him and his designs to brave new heights.

You'll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!

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Brad Meltzer
Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Escape Artist and a number of other suspense novels. He is also the host of the History Channel television shows Brad Meltzer's Decoded and Brad Meltzer's Lost History (in which he helped find the missing 9/11 flag). He lives in Florida with his wife and their three children.

Christopher Eliopoulos began his illustration career at Marvel Comics, and has worked on thousands of comics, including Cosmic Commandos, Monster Mayhem, Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius, Pet Avengers, and Cow Boy, all of which he wrote and illustrated. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and their identical twin sons (when the boys are home from college).
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780525556015
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Publication date
June 07, 2022
Series
Ordinary People Change the World
BISAC categories
JNF007090 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
JNF005000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Architecture
JNF051120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | How Things Work/Are Made
JNF018020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
Library of Congress categories
Biographies
United States
Chinese Americans
Architects
Pop-up books
Chinese American architects
Pei, I. M.

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