Amazing Life Volume 3: Stories of Legendary Figures

Author: Brucka
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: The book series "Amazing Lives – Stories of Legendary Figures" has three distinctive features. Broad cultural perspective. The entire series collects the stories of nearly 70 legendary figures, whose life experiences and personalities vary greatly, but all have made significant contributions to the progress of the world. Logical tier progression. Based on the length and difficulty of the selections, the series is organized into 3 volumes: Beginning, High Beginning, and Intermediate, catering to readers with different proficiency levels. Balances classroom practice and self-study improvement. The dozens of selections included in the series provide readers with abundant English extensive reading materials. The systematic exercises—such as vocabulary explanations, comprehension questions, discussion prompts, and writing practice—centered around each selection meet learners' intensive reading needs. "Amazing Lives – Stories of Legendary Figures" is an intermediate-level English reading series, designed for students of English as a second language or foreign language. The third volume features 20 individuals (10 female, 10 male), whose backgrounds, experiences, and talents differ greatly, but all have made outstanding contributions to the world. The 20 figures included in the book are Leonardo da Vinci, Peter the Great, Ludwig van Beethoven, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Sarah Bernhardt, Nikola Tesla, Sigmund Freud, Pandita Ramabai, Matthew Henson, Nellie Bly, Maria Montessori, Jacqueline Cochran, Althea Gibson, Gabriel García Márquez, Dee Fossy, Bruce Lee (Lee Jun-fan), Wilma Mankiller, Richard Branson, Rigoberta Menchú, and Diana Gordon.