Who was Napoleon? / by Jim Gigliotti ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland.
Material type: TextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781524788537
- 1524788538
- 9780448488608
- 0448488604
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | Napoleon G459 | Available | 33111009364601 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Biography | Napoleon G459 | Checked out | 05/12/2024 | 33111009296910 | |||
Children's Book | Northport Library | Children's Biography | Napoleon G459 | Available | 33111006148817 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Born in the Mediterranean island of Corsica, Napoleon Bonaparte felt like an outsider once his family moved to France. But he found his life's calling after graduating from military school. Napoleon went on to become a brilliant military strategist and the emperor of France. In addition to greatly expanding the French empire, Napoleon also created many laws, which are still encoded in legal systems around the world.
Includes bibliographical references.
Who was Napoleon? -- Island beginnings -- Birth of a military career -- Changing times -- The little corporal -- Conquering hero -- Emperor -- Beginning of the end -- Exile -- Timelines.
Presents the life of the military genius who crowned himself Emperor of the French and established a vast European empire.