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Who Wins? 6-copy Counter Display: 100 Historical Figures Go Head-to-Head and You Decide the Winner!
Let’s say Charles Dickens challenges Mother Teresa to a lightsaber duel—they’re both equally fit, so will his superior artistry overcome her advantage in bravery and leadership? Or who wins karaoke—Nelson Mandela or Jane Austen? They certainly both have a way with words, but Mandela’s over-the-top courage might take the day.
Mixing and matching 100 historical figures in 50 competitive categories, from Ping-Pong to climbing Mount Everest, Who Wins? turns history into a compelling game, which means kids learn while having fun in the process. Each of the famous people is given a short bio and ranked in six categories—bravery, leadership, artistry, wealth, wisdom, and fitness.
And because there are no right answers, the reader decides, and in the very act of deciding and justifying the answer, real learning has taken place.
A 2017 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.
Mixing and matching 100 historical figures in 50 competitive categories, from Ping-Pong to climbing Mount Everest, Who Wins? turns history into a compelling game, which means kids learn while having fun in the process. Each of the famous people is given a short bio and ranked in six categories—bravery, leadership, artistry, wealth, wisdom, and fitness.
And because there are no right answers, the reader decides, and in the very act of deciding and justifying the answer, real learning has taken place.
A 2017 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.
Spiral-bound
Published July 12, 2016
About the author
Clay Swartz
2 books9 followersClay Swartz fancies himself a Hemingway-type, but the type that's a jogging, tree-hugging vegetarian with as much machismo as a can of Coconut LaCroix.
Even so, he loves history, writing about times long ago, and reading about people greater than he.
Clay grew up a 90s kid in Dallas, Texas, an only child surrounded by Goosebumps books, Stretch Armstrongs and lots of Pogs. He decided at age 12 to become a writer, penning his first work, an obvious ripoff of 'Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood' called 'Don't Be a Menace to Lyles Middle School While Chewing Your Gum in Class.' (Copies of the screenplay are not available.)
Nowadays, he spends his time writing quirky books like Who Wins? (Workman Publishing), a hilarious collection of historical hypotheticals. He's also an editor at Boys' Life magazine, covering cool stuff like books, science, sports, and the outdoors.
Clay lives in Dallas with his wife and three children, and spends his free time quizzing them about random historical events.
Even so, he loves history, writing about times long ago, and reading about people greater than he.
Clay grew up a 90s kid in Dallas, Texas, an only child surrounded by Goosebumps books, Stretch Armstrongs and lots of Pogs. He decided at age 12 to become a writer, penning his first work, an obvious ripoff of 'Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood' called 'Don't Be a Menace to Lyles Middle School While Chewing Your Gum in Class.' (Copies of the screenplay are not available.)
Nowadays, he spends his time writing quirky books like Who Wins? (Workman Publishing), a hilarious collection of historical hypotheticals. He's also an editor at Boys' Life magazine, covering cool stuff like books, science, sports, and the outdoors.
Clay lives in Dallas with his wife and three children, and spends his free time quizzing them about random historical events.
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