The man behind the Peace Prize
Subtitle: Alfred Nobel
By: written by Kathy-jo Wargin ; illustrated by Zachary Pullen.
Contributors: Pullen, Zachary, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chelsea, MI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781585362813
Subjects: Nobel, Alfred Bernhard, -- 1833-1896 -- Juvenile literature; Chemical engineers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature ; Dynamite -- Juvenile literature; Nobel Prizes -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Juvenile literature .
Description: "Alfred Nobel was the man who founded what became known as The Nobel Prizes. Nobel also invented dynamite, becoming very wealthy from his invention. Saddened by its use for harmful destruction, Nobel left his fortune to create yearly prizes for those who have rendered the greatest services to mankind"--Provided by publisher.