Walt Disney (Scholastic I Am Series #11)

by Grace Norwich

Overview

I am the creator of Mickey Mouse. I am Walt Disney.

As a child, I had a wild imagination and a great curiosity. As I grew up, I used those qualities to become a cartoonist. Eventually, I turned these drawings into films and began my own animation business. One of my characters, Mickey Mouse, became so popular that movie theaters sold out and I won an Academy Award. After pursuing a career as a film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, entrepreneur and entertainer, I added developer to my resume when I created Disneyland amusement park. I became tremendously successful and beloved by children of all ages because of my belief that even the impossible is possible. I am Walt Disney.

To this day, Walt Disney's characters remain some of the most recognizable images in the world. With books, TV shows, films, and amusement parks devoted to his creations, the Walt Disney name lives on. Learn all about this remarkable man's fascinating life in Scholastic's biography series, I AM.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545629188
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/07/2014
Series:	I Am Series , #11
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	1050L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Grace Norwich has written many books for young readers on a variety of topics, including health, fashion, animals, and more. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Editorial Reviews

This biography covers Disney’s life beginning with his childhood, and it describes his many accomplishments in detail. An introduction tells about his creation of animation and the Disneyland parks. Several pages of “People You Will Meet” include names, illustrations, and their relationship to Disney. There is a timeline of events from 1834 (his great-grandfather’s arrival to America from Ireland) to Disney’s death in 1966. Photographs and illustrations including posters of the first cartoons are shown throughout the book. His childhood, jobs, interests, marriage, and the invention of Mickey Mouse are described in the nine chapters. There is a photo of the original Mouseketeers from the Mickey Mouse Club variety show on television and other photos of his original cartoons. How he was inspired and the creation of the Disneyland parks is discussed. Several pages list “Ten things you should know about Walt Disney” followed by “Ten more things that are pretty cool to know.” There is a table of contents, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. There are descriptions and locations of Disney places to visit. Part of the “I Am” series, this thorough biography should be interesting for independent readers and would be a good source for research purposes in schools and libraries. Reviewer: Vicki Foote; Ages 9 to 12.

Children's Literature - Vicki Foote