What
A Life!
High Beginning
Teacher support: Web links
Looking for more information
about some of the amazing people in What A Life! High Beginning?
These links will bring you to sites with lots of interesting material
on each person. You can use these extra facts and stories to give your
students a deeper understanding about the personalities in the book. You
can also use these sites to create additional class activities.
Unit 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Composer |
- The Mozart
Project (by Steve Boerner) has extensive information about Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart, including a biography, essays, and a list of all his
compositions.
- Listen to Mozart: The English-language
website of the Associazone
Mozart Italia has a number of audio and video files for download
(click on "Listen" in the home page).
Unit 2
Doctor James Barry |
Doctor |
- Read "A
Strange Story," a newspaper article about Dr. James Barry from
the Manchester Guardian in 1865.
- Historic-UK
has a list of more British "imposters."
Unit 3
Charles Dickens |
Writer |
- Follow the comprehensive
links on Ritva Raesmaa's Charles
Dickens site to learn about the works of Dickens, his life and family,
and the London of his time.
- David Perdue's Charles
Dickens Page has several pages devoted to Dickens's works. It also
has a lovely map of London at the time of Dickens.
Unit 4
Alfred Nobel |
Inventor
and philanthropist |
- The Nobel
e-Museum has a section devoted to Alfred Nobel, including excerpts
from his will, family photos, and quotes.
- The Nobel Channel has a biography and a timeline to give perspective to Nobel's achievements. (Click on "Alfred Nobel" on the left side of the Nobel Channel page.)
Unit 5
Sofia Kovalevski |
Mathematician |
- The site called Sofia
Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya has a detailed biography, several photos
that are good for printing out, and some quotations from Kovalevski.
Site from the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St.
Andrews, Scotland.
- The World
of Science site has a short biography of Kovalevski, plus information
about her work and research.
Unit 6
Vincent Van Gogh |
Artist |
- The Van
Gogh Gallery includes of all of Van Gogh's paintings. It also has
biographical information and a list of resources for further study.
- The Webmuseum
has a short biography and displays a wide range of Van Gogh's paintings.
Unit 7
Maggie Walker |
Bank
executive |
Unit 8
Helena Rubinstein |
Entrepreneur |
Unit 9
Julia Morgan |
Architect |
- The site for the Julia
Morgan Collection at California Polytechnic State University features
a biography and guide to Morgan's collected papers, including correspondence,
photos, and sketches.
- Read a short
biography of Julia Morgan and some of her more well-known designs.
From GreatBuildings.com.
Unit 10
Princess Ka'iulani |
Royalty |
- Did you know that Princess
Ka'iulani was of Scottish decent? Read about this and her tragic demise
on the ElectricScotland
website.
- Urban Mozaik's article
"The
Icon of Two Selves" tells more about Princess Ka'iulani, "the
bi-racial product of an increasingly hybrid society."
Unit 11
Isadora Duncan |
Dancer |
Unit 12
Diego Rivera |
Artist |
- The Virtual
Diego Rivera Web Museum has images of Rivera's murals, clips from
the video Diego RiveraI paint what I see, and a list of
sources for further research.
- This Diego
Rivera page in the American Masters website (PBS) has a general
discussion about Rivera's life and work, plus provides links to related
sites.
Click here for Jean Vanier
(international Edition).
Unit 13
Jim Thorpe |
Athlete |
Unit 14
Agatha Christie |
Writer |
- The official
Agatha Christie site has a wealth of information about Christie
and her books. The site also features an interactive Agatha Christie
mystery called the Tuesday Club Murders.
- Read a short biography
of Agatha Christie and discuss her books with other fans on the
MysteryNet discussion board.
Unit 15
Louis Armstrong |
Musician |
- Satchmo.net,
the official Louis Armstrong site, features a biography, discography,
and a timeline with photos.
- Satchography.com
includes a biography and comprehensive discography of Armstrong's recordings.
By Scott Johnson.
Unit 16
Umm Kulthum |
Singer |
Unit 17
Howard Hughes |
Entrepreneur |
Unit 18
Soichiro Honda |
Entrepreneur |
- AutoHistory
Online discusses how Honda helped make Japan one of the leading
car manufacturers of the post World War II world.
- GrandPrix
describes how Honda was inspired to create racing cars.
Unit 19
Mother Teresa |
Humanitarian |
- This Mother
Teresa page has a wealth of information, including a biography and
a description of her work and charitable organizations. From the Vrij
Handels- en Technisch Instituut.
- The Tribute
to Mother Teresa discusses how the world reacted to her death (1997).
Unit 20
Sonja Henie |
Ice
Skater |
- Olympic
Memorable Moments from Factmonster has a brief biography of Henie
that describes her as a revolutionary in the sport of figure skating.
- The Internet
Movie Database has a short description of Henie's acting career,
as well as a list of Sonja Henie trivia.
Click here for Naim Süleymanoğlu
(international Edition).
Unit 21
I.M. Pei |
Architect |
- Go to the Great
Buildings site to see some of Pei's most famous designs, including
the Pyramid at the Louvre in Paris and Boston's Hancock Center.
- Visit I.M. Pei's architectural
firm, Pei
Cobb Freed & Partners, read his curriculum vitae, and follow
the links to projects.
Unit 22
Evita Perón |
Political
Leader |
- The official
Eva Perón website contains an comprehensive biography of
Perón, photos, and a description of how she affected her country.
- "Maria
Eva Duarte Perón" has a detailed biography of Perón,
as well as a photo album and a list of books written about her.
Unit 23
Stephen Hawking |
Physicist |
Unit 24
Arthur Ashe |
Tennis
Player |
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