Ordinary People Change The World: 32-Book Set

Illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
Boxed Set
$531.68 US
11.94"W x 17.5"H x 6.56"D  
On sale Apr 02, 2024 | 9780593860212
The full library of 32 titles in the New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series, together for the first time!

What makes a hero? This engaging picture-book biography series answers the question, one great historical figure at a time. Now all 32 titles can be purchased together: activists, artists, scientists, sports figures, and others who fought to make an impact in our world.

From Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, who stood up against racial injustice, to Neil Armstrong and Marie Curie, who made groundbreaking scientific discoveries, to the newest heroes in the series, this set includes a role model for every reader.

The books included are: I am Amelia Earhart, I am Abraham Lincoln, I am Rosa Parks, I am Albert Einstein, I am Jackie Robinson, I am Lucille Ball, I am Martin Luther King, Jr., I am Helen Keller, I am George Washington, I am Jane Goodall, I am Jim Henson, I am Sacagawea, I am Gandhi, I am Harriet Tubman, I am Neil Armstrong, I am Sonia Sotomayor, I am Billie Jean King, I am Walt Disney, I am Marie Curie, I am Leonardo da Vinci, I am Benjamin Franklin, I am Anne Frank, I am Frida Kahlo, I am Oprah Winfrey, I am I. M. Pei, I am Malala Yousafzai, I am Muhammad Ali, I am Dolly Parton, I am John Lewis, I am Temple Grandin, I am Mister Rogers, and I am Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
© Donna Newman
Brad Meltzer is the Emmy-nominated, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Ordinary People Change the World children’s book series, The Lightning Rod and twelve other thriller novels, nonfiction books such as The JFK Conspiracy, and comic books, for which he has won the prestigious Eisner Award. He is one of the only authors to have had books on the bestseller list in five different categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Advice, Children’s Books, and Graphic Books.
 
Brad is the host of Brad Meltzer’s Decoded on the History Channel and is responsible for helping find the missing 9/11 flag with his show Brad Meltzer’s Lost History. His children’s books are the inspiration for the PBS KIDS TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum.  
 
His books have been read by multiple U.S. Presidents. The Hollywood Reporter put him on their list of the 25 Most Powerful Authors. And his recent commencement address at the University of Michigan has been called “one of the best of all time.” View titles by Brad Meltzer
© Christopher Eliopoulos
Christopher Eliopoulos began his illustration career as a letterer for Marvel and has worked on thousands of comics, including Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius, Pet Avengers, and Cow Boy, all of which he wrote and illustrated. He is the illustrator of the New York Times–bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series of picture book biographies. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and their identical twin sons. View titles by Christopher Eliopoulos

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The full library of 32 titles in the New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series, together for the first time!

What makes a hero? This engaging picture-book biography series answers the question, one great historical figure at a time. Now all 32 titles can be purchased together: activists, artists, scientists, sports figures, and others who fought to make an impact in our world.

From Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, who stood up against racial injustice, to Neil Armstrong and Marie Curie, who made groundbreaking scientific discoveries, to the newest heroes in the series, this set includes a role model for every reader.

The books included are: I am Amelia Earhart, I am Abraham Lincoln, I am Rosa Parks, I am Albert Einstein, I am Jackie Robinson, I am Lucille Ball, I am Martin Luther King, Jr., I am Helen Keller, I am George Washington, I am Jane Goodall, I am Jim Henson, I am Sacagawea, I am Gandhi, I am Harriet Tubman, I am Neil Armstrong, I am Sonia Sotomayor, I am Billie Jean King, I am Walt Disney, I am Marie Curie, I am Leonardo da Vinci, I am Benjamin Franklin, I am Anne Frank, I am Frida Kahlo, I am Oprah Winfrey, I am I. M. Pei, I am Malala Yousafzai, I am Muhammad Ali, I am Dolly Parton, I am John Lewis, I am Temple Grandin, I am Mister Rogers, and I am Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Author

© Donna Newman
Brad Meltzer is the Emmy-nominated, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Ordinary People Change the World children’s book series, The Lightning Rod and twelve other thriller novels, nonfiction books such as The JFK Conspiracy, and comic books, for which he has won the prestigious Eisner Award. He is one of the only authors to have had books on the bestseller list in five different categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Advice, Children’s Books, and Graphic Books.
 
Brad is the host of Brad Meltzer’s Decoded on the History Channel and is responsible for helping find the missing 9/11 flag with his show Brad Meltzer’s Lost History. His children’s books are the inspiration for the PBS KIDS TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum.  
 
His books have been read by multiple U.S. Presidents. The Hollywood Reporter put him on their list of the 25 Most Powerful Authors. And his recent commencement address at the University of Michigan has been called “one of the best of all time.” View titles by Brad Meltzer
© Christopher Eliopoulos
Christopher Eliopoulos began his illustration career as a letterer for Marvel and has worked on thousands of comics, including Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius, Pet Avengers, and Cow Boy, all of which he wrote and illustrated. He is the illustrator of the New York Times–bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series of picture book biographies. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and their identical twin sons. View titles by Christopher Eliopoulos

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