Who was Steve Irwin?
By popular demand, the 100th Who Was...? subject is Steve Irwin! Steve Irwin did not have a typical childhood. Born in Melbourne, Australia, on February 22, 1962, he was raised on the wildlife park his parents owned. He cared for the animals and especially loved reptiles -- he got a python for his s...
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| Language: | English |
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2015.
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| Series: | Who Was...?.
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| Summary: | By popular demand, the 100th Who Was...? subject is Steve Irwin! Steve Irwin did not have a typical childhood. Born in Melbourne, Australia, on February 22, 1962, he was raised on the wildlife park his parents owned. He cared for the animals and especially loved reptiles -- he got a python for his sixth birthday! At nine years old, Steve was already helping his father wrestle small crocodiles. He became a crocodile trapper after graduating high school, catching the creatures before dangerous poachers could. Steve met his wife, Terri, at his family's park, and instead of a honeymoon, the pair filmed a wildlife documentary that led to the creation of the well-known series The Crocodile Hunter. Tragically, Steve was killed on September 4, 2006 while filming a documentary when a stingray attacked, piercing his heart. He was forty-four years old. However, his life's work obviously still strikes a chord with kids who voted him the winner of the 100th Who Was...? title. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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| Audience: | Text Difficulty 2 - Text Difficulty 3 630 |
| ISBN: | 9780698412224 |
| Author Notes: | In 1995, Anastasio wrote a book to accompany a television series, Virtual Reality Rangers. She's also done some work for the Sesame Street website, including "Make your own lunchbox". Anastasio is a member of The Authors Guild. Dina Anastasio has written several high interest/low reading level books for ESL students and reluctant readers and appreciates the challenge of helping these students develop a lifelong love of reading. (Bowker Author Biography) |
