Canadian Boys Who Rocked the World (Paperback)

Tanya Lloyd Kyi

ISBN 10: 1552857999 / ISBN 13: 9781552857991

Published by Walrus Books, 2011

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Paperback. 30 lives that achieved greatness before age 20. No one ever said you had to be a grown-up to do something great. The boys in Canadian Boys Who Rocked the World have proved this to the world. Breaking world records, winning hearts in the limelight, changing the face of the scientific world - these boys have shaken the planet with their achievements. At 17, Louis Cyr bested the reigning Canadian strongman by lifting a 180 kg granite boulder. Wayne Gretzky was breaking NHL records by the time he was 18. Oscar Peterson won his first radio contest for piano at 14 and was awarded his own 15-minute weekly radio show. Every day, Canadian boys find new ways to rock the world. This fascinating book profiles young men who are born to greatness as well as young boys who aspire to it. Profiles of 30 Canadian boys who achieved greatness before age 20: includes boys who excelled in sports, academics, business, during wartime, in the arts, and other ways. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Canadian Boys Who Rocked the World (Paperback)
• Publisher: Walrus Books
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1552857999
• ISBN 13: 9781552857991
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Bagley, Tom
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

30 lives that achieved greatness before age 20.

No one ever said you had to be a grown-up to do something great. The boys in Canadian Boys Who Rocked the World have proved this to the world. Breaking world records, winning hearts in the limelight, changing the face of the scientific world - these boys have shaken the planet with their achievements. At 17, Louis Cyr bested the reigning Canadian strongman by lifting a 180 kg granite boulder. Wayne Gretzky was breaking NHL records by the time he was 18. Oscar Peterson won his first radio contest for piano at 14 and was awarded his own 15-minute weekly radio show.

Every day, Canadian boys find new ways to rock the world. This fascinating book profiles young men who are born to greatness as well as young boys who aspire to it.

About the Author

Tanya Lloyd Kyi is the author of numerous children's books. Her work has been short-listed for the Arthur Ellis Award of the Crime Writers of Canada and the Toronto Library's Golden Oak Award. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.