Extraordinary People in the Movies (Extraordinary People)

Hasday, Judy L.

ISBN 10: 0516223488 ISBN 13: 9780516223483

Publisher: Childrens Pr, 2003

Synopsis

Profiles more than sixty actors, directors, and producers from different eras and cultures who have left their mark on their respective fields, from Charlie Chaplin to Drew Barrymore.

About this title

About the Author:

Judy Hasday is the author of several nonfiction books for children.

From Booklist:

This title, part of the Extraordinary People series for upper-elementary- and middle-school readers, offers short biographies of outstanding individuals, historical as well as contemporary. As in any assemblage of this type, readers may question the exclusion or inclusion of certain personalities. However, the authors have succeeded in providing a range of nationalities, occupations, age groups, and gender. In addition to the biographical content, a few brief essay-type articles cover related topics and issues such as "Can Oscar Become Color-Blind?" and "Evolution of the Motion Picture."

The volume contains biographical entries arranged chronologically by the biographee's birth date and topical entries interspersed among the biographies. Entries average four pages and feature short sentences, an explanation of unfamiliar words within the text, easily read fonts, and lots of white space. Each biography begins with a photograph of the subject, birth and death dates, and occupation or brief description. The table of contents consists of thumbnail photos with the same information. The short bibliography, with most copyrights in the 1990s, includes a number of titles above the level of the targeted audience. Readers will also find a list of organizations and Web sites and "Mentionables," a listing of additional people with single-paragraph biographies.

The biographies do not contain much in-depth information, offering little more than a recitation of the subject's childhood, marriage(s), film credits, and awards. Information in the themed articles is also quite superficial but might serve to spark the reader's interest to look further.

The intended audience will enjoy browsing through this volumes but will not find much useful information apart from trivia. It will not replace more in-depth biographical resources but could serve as a jumping-off point for further research. RBB
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About this edition

• Publisher: Childrens Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0516223488
• ISBN 13: 9780516223483
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 288