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Corpse talk. Groundbreaking women / by Adam and Lisa Murphy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : DK, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First American editionDescription: 128 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780744023572
  • 0744023572
  • 9781465499776
  • 1465499776
Other title:
  • Groundbreaking women
  • Ground-breaking women
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Hatshepsut -- Hypatia -- Irene of Athens -- Khutulun -- Joan of Arc -- Elizabeth I -- Julie D'Aubigny -- Granny Nanny -- Jane Austen -- Ching Shih -- Princess Carabod -- Harriet Tubman -- Emily Davison -- Nellie Bly -- Amy Johnson -- Anne Frank -- Josephine Baker.
Summary: "Interviews with astonishing women from history! How did Elizabeth I smash the Spanish Armada? How did Anne Frank's diary help her deal with despair? Was Ching Shih the world's coolest pirate queen? Uncover all this and more in Corpse Talk, the hilarious and mind-expanding chat show that brings famous corpses back to life!"-- cover page 4.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Graphic Novel 920.72 M978 Checked out 07/10/2024 33111009748415
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Discover the incredible stories of women throughout history in this hilarious graphic novel that brings the dead famous to life.

Welcome to Corpse Talk, the chat show with a difference - all of the guests are dead! Meet your host, comic book artist Adam Murphy, as he interviews eighteen ground-breaking women throughout history. Have you ever heard of Khutulun, the wrestling princess from Mongolia? Wondered about Jane Austen's love life? Or asked how Harriet Tubman managed to escape from slavery and help so many others do the same? This graphic novel answers all of your questions about the lives of these significant historical figures, from their amazing achievements to their personal lives.

Bold and expressive illustrations by Adam and Lisa Murphy bring historical events to life, literally, while humorous text makes learning history fun. Full page illustrations give more detail on the bigger picture behind the women's stories, with special features including a timeline of women's rights, a fact sheet on Chinese junks used by pirates, and a map of a Jamaican settlement created by escaped slaves.

Whether you're a fan of these amazing women or just love a good story, this graphic novel will not fail to inspire you and make you laugh.

Hatshepsut -- Hypatia -- Irene of Athens -- Khutulun -- Joan of Arc -- Elizabeth I -- Julie D'Aubigny -- Granny Nanny -- Jane Austen -- Ching Shih -- Princess Carabod -- Harriet Tubman -- Emily Davison -- Nellie Bly -- Amy Johnson -- Anne Frank -- Josephine Baker.

"Interviews with astonishing women from history! How did Elizabeth I smash the Spanish Armada? How did Anne Frank's diary help her deal with despair? Was Ching Shih the world's coolest pirate queen? Uncover all this and more in Corpse Talk, the hilarious and mind-expanding chat show that brings famous corpses back to life!"-- cover page 4.

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