TY  - BOOK
AU  - Broukal,Milada
TI  - What a Life!: Stories of Amazing People (Beginning) 
SN  - 013093982X (Student Book)
PY  - 2000///
CY  - White Plains, NY
PB  - Longman
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Biography
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Readers
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Introduction -- Unit 1 William Shakespeare, Writer -- Unit 2 Louis XIV, Royalty -- Unit 3 Florence Nightingale, Nurse -- Unit 4 Emily Dickinson, Poet -- Unit 5 Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Composer -- Unit 6 Marie Curie, Scientist -- Unit 7 Madam C.J. Walker, Entrepreneur -- Unit 8 Albert Einstein, Scientist -- Unit 9 Pablo Picasso, Artist -- Unit 10 Jean Paul Getty, Oil executive -- Unit 11 Terry Fox, Runner and activist -- Unit 12 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Athlete -- Unit 13 Minoru Yamasaki, Architect -- Unit 14 Akio Morita, Entrepreneur -- Unit 15 Maria Callas, Opera singer -- Unit 16 Fazil Say, Composer and pianist -- Unit 17 Anne Frank, Diarist -- Unit 18 Roberto Clemente, Baseball player -- Unit 19 Jane Goodall, Scientist -- Unit 20 Pelé, Soccer player -- Unit 21 Muhammad Ali, Boxer -- Unit 22 Anita Roddick, Entrepreneur -- Unit 23 Maya Lin, Architect -- Unit 24 Princess Diana, Royalty -- Unit 25 Wang Yani, Artist -- Bibliography
N2  - ''What A Life! Stories of Amazing People, an engaging reader for beginning students of English, focuses on the lives of 25 fascinating people from around the world and across history. These biographies - surprising and always intriguing - explore the accomplishments and uniqueness of each individual. Students will be inspired by these people's lives and remarkable contributions to our world. Each unit of What A Life! features prereading, vocabulary, comprehension, discussion, and writing exercises.'' (Book Cover)
UR  - https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/404116026
ER  -