Fifty Famous People [Paperback]

James Baldwin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2004

Soon, with the gun in one hand, he crept back into the cave. The wolf saw him. She growled so loudly that the men and boys outside were frightened. But Putnam was not afraid. He raised his gun and fired at the great beast. When his friends heard the gun they pulled the rope quickly and drew him out. It was no fun to be pulled over the sharp stones in that way; but it was better than to be bitten by the wolf. Putnam loaded his gun again. Then he listened. There was not a sound inside of the cave. Perhaps the wolf was waiting to spring upon him. He crept into the cave for the third time. There were no balls of fire to be seen now. No angry growl was heard. The wolf was dead.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing (June 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141911963X
• ISBN-13: 978-1419119637
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,553,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Educational, But Hard to Use, July 15, 2009

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Cynthia Hoskison "homeschool mama" (NW Arkansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fifty Famous People (Paperback)

The stories in this book are great. They remind me of the Paul Harvey "and now for the rest of the story". But my gripes. The stories are not chronilogical, which would be fine if there were an index, which there isn't. The Table of Contents lists the title of story, which in no way gives you a clue as to who the story is about. There is at the back of the book a list titled "Who they were, what they were, where they lived", but not a "where to find them in this book".

In order to use this book in our homeschooling I had to read the entire thing and make my own index. Which was a pleasure, but seems kindof odd that I had to.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stories for Young and Old, December 7, 2005

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akompano (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fifty Famous People (Illustrated book of short stories) (Paperback)

Educational and entertaining short stories about famous people of the world history:

"One of the best things to be said of the stories in this volume is that, although they are not biographical, they are about real persons who actually lived and performed their parts in the great drama of the world's history. Some of these persons were more famous than others, yet all have left enduring "footprints on the sands of time" and their names will not cease to be remembered. In each of the stories there is a basis of truth and an ethical lesson which cannot fail to have a wholesome influence..." (James Baldwin)