Bindi Irwin

by Golriz Golkar

Overview

Bindi Irwin presents on television about animals and conservation. Learn about how she overcame tragedy to find success!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543541328
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2018
Series:	Capstone Influential People Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Golriz Golkar is the author of more than 40 nonfiction books for children. Inspired by her work as an elementary school teacher, she loves to write the kinds of books that students are excited to read. Golriz holds a B.A. in American literature and culture from UCLA and an Ed.M. in language and literacy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She loves to travel and study languages. Golriz lives in France with her husband and young daughter, Ariane. She thinks children are the very best teachers, and she loves learning from her daughter every day.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Wildlife Warrior 4

Chapter 2 Growing Up at the zoo 10

Chapter 3 Becoming a TV Star 16

Chapter 4 Inspiring Other Kids 22

Glossary 28

Timeline 29

Activity 30

Further Resources 32

Index 32

Interviews

Biographies engage students with people they hear about in the news; Activities encourage creativity and learning about careers of interest; Inspirational stories show readers how each star overcame obstacles to achieve success