6 edition of A picture book of Simón Bolívar found in the catalog.
Published
1992
by Holiday House in New York
.
Written in English
A brief biography of South America"s great soldier and patriot who led many countries out from under Spanish dominance.
Edition Notes
Statement | David A. Adler ; illustrated by Robert Casilla. |
Genre | Juvenile literature., Biography |
Series | Picture book biography series |
Contributions | Casilla, Robert, ill. |
Classifications | |
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LC Classifications | F2235.3 .A745 1992 |
The Physical Object | |
Pagination | 1 v. (unpaged) : |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL1540768M |
ISBN 10 | 0823409279 |
LC Control Number | 91019419 |
The book illuminates the inner world of Bolívar, the dynamics of his leadership, his power to command, and his modes of ruling the diverse peoples of Spanish America. The key to his greatness, Lynch concludes, was supreme will power and an ability to inspire people to follow him beyond their immediate interests, in some cases through years of. General Simón Bolívar (), called El Liberator, and sometimes the "George Washington" of Latin America, was the leading hero of the Latin American independence movement. His victories over Spain won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Bolívar became Columbia's first president in In , he became Reviews: 1.
A Picture Book of Simon Bolivar. by David A. Adler and Robert Casilla. 9 Resources. Add to Reading List Share this Book. Satchel Paige: Don't Look Back. by David A. Adler and Terry Widener. 9 Resources1 Award. Add to Reading List Share this Book. Money Madness. by David A. Adler and Edward Miller. 9 Resources. Add to Reading List Share this Book. A Picture Book of Simon Bolivar () A Picture Book of Florence Nightingale () A Picture Book of Jesse Owens () A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass () A Picture Book of Rosa Parks () A Picture Book of Sitting Bull () A Picture Book of Robert E. Lee () A Picture Book of Sojourner Truth () A Picture Book of Jackie Genre: Children's fiction, especially mystery; .
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Yet of all the battles Bolivar fought, and there were many, there is only a single picture of Bolivar riding into battle. Otherwise the illustrations in this book are a little dull. They show multiple scenes of repose with people sitting and talking or writing.4/5(4).
On opening the book the viewer meets an image of Bolivar on horseback looking like a thinner, more agile, Napolean.
Yet of all the battles Bolivar fought, and there were many, there is only a single picture of Bolivar riding into battle. Otherwise the illustrations in this book are a little dull/5(4).
A Picture Book of Simon Bolivar book. Read 7 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A brief biography of South America's great soldier a /5. The Hardcover of the A Picture Book of Simon Bolivar by David A. Adler, Robert Casilla | at Barnes & Noble.
FREE Shipping on $35 or more. B&N Outlet Membership Educators Gift Cards Stores & Events Help. Aimed at a grade-school audience, [Bolivar is] a clever hybrid of the traditional picture-book format and an outright comic book, alternating A picture book of Simón Bolívar book between blocks of black text on white background and panels of word-ballooned action The illustrations of this secretly magical New York are warm and textured, like a crosshatched Annie Hall, and Rubin has a gift for soothing /5(48).
Yet of all the battles Bolivar fought, and there were many, there is only a single picture of Bolivar riding into battle. Otherwise the illustrations in this book are a little dull.
They show multiple scenes of repose with people sitting and talking or writing.4/5. Bolivar was by no means a perfect hero and his failings are covered fairly. This is a very worthy and well researched book but on the whole rather dull. Lynch appears most at home when discussing political philosophy but his characterisations are rather one by: Simon Bolivar has 11 books on Goodreads with ratings.
Simon Bolivar’s most popular book is Carta de Jamaica. Simon Bolivar avg rating — ratings — published — 8 editions Want to Read saving. Simon Bolivar, Venezuelan soldier and statesman who led revolutions against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of New Granada (modern Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, and Venezuela).
He was president of Gran Colombia (–30) and dictator of Peru (–26). He is widely regarded as Latin America’s greatest genius. A Picture Book of Simon Bolivar. by David A. Adler and Robert Casilla. 9 Resources. Add to Reading List Share this Book. A Picture Book of Sojourner Truth.
by David A. Adler and Gershom Griffith. 7 Resources. Add to Reading List Share this Book. A Picture Book of Sacagawea. by David A. Adler and Dan Brown. Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military leader who was instrumental in the revolutions against the Spanish empire. Learn more about his fight for Spanish-American independence at : Two biographies — of Simon Bolívar and Hugo Chávez — explain the men’s outsized influence on the country, and another book offers a path forward.
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Simon Bolivar (J –Decem ) was the greatest leader of Latin America's independence movement from Spain.A superb general and a charismatic politician, he not only drove the Spanish from northern South America but also was instrumental in the early formative years of the republics that sprang up once the Spanish had gone.
A very thorough and objective view of Simon Bolivar's life. The book serves not only as a biography but also as a roadmap to the war of independence of South America. Lynch shows Bolivar as a military, a politician, a citizen, a philosopher and a human being. He explains very clearly his ideas and personality/5.
“Bolivar” is a monumental achievement destined to win some major literary prizes. Like most recent books on the North American founders, it assumes that all. Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte-Andrade y Blanco (24 July – 17 December ), generally known as Simón Bolívar (Spanish: [siˈmom boˈliβaɾ] (), English: / ˈ b ɒ l ɪ v ər,-v ɑːr / BOL-iv-ər, -ar also US: / ˈ b oʊ l ɪ v ɑːr / BOH-liv-ar) and also colloquially as El Libertador, or the Liberator, was a Venezuelan military and Born: 24 JulyCaracas, Captaincy General of.
Why is Juan Guaidó holding a book with a picture of Simón Bolívar. This article is more than 1 year old Nineteenth-century revolutionary who ousted Spanish from the Andes claimed by all sides. General Sim�n Bol�var (), called El Liberator, and sometimes the "George Washington" of Latin America, was the leading hero of the Latin American independence movement.
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