num_pages: 72
description: Includes: archival B&amp;W photographs, selected bibliography, selected list of works citedIn a heavily illustrated, scrapbook format, readers will learn about the real-life people behind the beloved book characters they've come to know. From Christopher Robin and Peter Rabbit to Peter Pan's Lost Boys and Alice in Wonderland, award-winning author Susan Beth Pfeffer explores the real lives of the real people who inspired the creation of literature's greatest characters. There are even a few surprises about Mother Goose!Grades: 4-6
language: English
title: Who Were They Really?: The True Stories Behind Famous Characters
titlecomplete: Who Were They Really?: The True Stories Behind Famous Characters
genres: Historical, Biography, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 38
publisher: Millbrook Pr