num_pages: 48
description: Published in association with the American Federation of ArtsThe only children’s picture book about France’s greatest general and eventual emperor, Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon achieved countless military victories and unified half a continent; he was a corporal, general, consul, and emperor. The life and career of Napoleon sounds impossible—but it’s true. His success, though brilliant, was also short-lived. Robert Burleigh’s biography of the Little Corporal, illustrated by period artworks and artifacts, describes the remarkable rise and fall of this charismatic and unusual man.
language: English
title: Napoleon: The Story of the Little Corporal
titlecomplete: Napoleon: The Story of the Little Corporal
characters: Napoléon Bonaparte
genres: Biography, Nonfiction, History, Picture Books
ratings_count: 48
publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers