How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous
School year: Year 10, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 208
Published: 2016
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In "How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous," Kevin O'Malley humorously chronicles the missteps and embarrassing failures of well-known historical figures. From artists to inventors, O'Malley highlights the mishaps and setbacks that led to their eventual success, illustrating that failure is often an integral part of the journey to greatness. Each chapter presents a different individual, showcasing their blunders and how these moments shaped their legacies. The book serves as an entertaining reminder that even the most celebrated icons faced challenges and obstacles on their path to fame, encouraging readers to embrace failure as a stepping stone. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is aimed at children at US 5th grade-9th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 10-14 years.
There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Bloomsbury U. S. A. Children's Books .
Georgia Bragg is the author of Matisse on the Loose , a middle-grade novel. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two children, and two cats. ? Kevin O'Malley has written and/or illustrated over fifty books, including Little Buggy Runs Away and the Miss Malarkey books by Judy Finchler. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.