Books for the kids
List created by Suzy W. on Aug 20, 2015
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Who Was Helen Keller? (Who Was...?) by Gare Thompson & Nancy Harrison (Illustrato...
A biography of the woman who, with the assistance of her devoted teacher Annie Sullivan, achieved success and fame despite being blind and deaf.
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Who Was Marco Polo? (Who Was...?) by Joan Holub & John O'Brien (Illustrator)
Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and forty-one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that no Westerner had ever before... more
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Who Were the Beatles? (Who Was...?) by Geoff Edgers & Jeremy Tugeau (Illustrator)
Almost everyone can sing along with the Beatles, but how many young readers know their whole story? Geoff Edgers, a Boston Globe reporter and hard-core Beatles fan, brings the Fab Four to life in this Who Was...? book. Readers will learn about their Liverpudlian childhoods, their first forays... more
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Who Was Leonardo Da Vinci? (Who Was...?) by Roberta Edwards & True Kelley (Illust...
This short book, aimed at upper elementary or older reluctant readers, captures the life of one of the great Renaissance figures. Supplementary material interspersed with da Vinci's story and presented in bold font explains terms (e.g., Renaissance, Michelangelo) relevant to building a... more
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Who Was Paul Revere? (Who Was . . . ?) by Roberta Edwards & John O'Brien (Illustr...
In 1775, Paul Revere of Boston made his now-famous horseback ride warning colonists of an impending attack by the British. This event went largely unnoticed in history until Longfellow celebrated it in a poem in 1861. So who was Paul Revere? In addition to being an American patriot, he was a... more
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Who Was Elvis Presley? (Who Was...?) by Geoff Edgers & John O'Brien (Illustrator)...
Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was? … series!
The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and... more
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Who Was Ronald Reagan? (Who Was...?) by Joyce Milton & Elizabeth Wolf (Illustrato...
From his childhood in rural Illinois to moviemaking days in Hollywood and on to a career in politics that took him all the way to the Oval Office, Ronald Reagan kept an abiding faith in America and in what our country stood for. The oldest president ever, he survived a near-fatal assassination... more
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Who Was John F. Kennedy? (Who Was...?) by Yona Zeldis McDonough & Jill Weber (Ill...
The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought -- and won -- his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation's youngest elected leader left an... more
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Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? (Who Was...?) by Bonnie Bader & Elizabeth Wolf (...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was... more
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Who Was Ben Franklin? (Who Was...?) by Dennis Brindell Fradin & John O'Brien (Ill...
Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author -- a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers! Full of all the details kids will want... more
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Who Was Sacagawea? (Who Was...?) by Dennis Brindell Fradin & Judith Bloom Fradin ...
Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history, traveling 4500 miles by foot, canoe, and horse -- all while carrying a baby on her back! Without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition might have failed. Through this engaging book, kids will... more
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Who Was Harry Houdini? (Who Was...?) by Tui T. Sutherland & John O'Brien (Illustr...
Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail cells, and locked trunks. But do they know that the ever-ambitious and adventurous Houdini was also a famous movie star and the first pilot to fly a plane in Australia? This well-told biography is... more
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Who Was Thomas Jefferson? (Who Was-- ?) by Dennis Brindell Fradin & John O'Brien ...
Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. The shy Virginia statesman refused at first, but then went on to author one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents. The third U.S. president, Jefferson was... more
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Who Was Harriet Tubman? (Who Was...?) by Yona Zeldis McDonough & Nancy Harrison (...
Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she travelled by herself north to Philadelphia.... more
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Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? (Who Was...?) by Sydelle Kramer & Elizabeth Wolf (Ill...
When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or around the New World. He was right, but what he didn't know was that the treacherous voyage would take him three years and cost him his life.... more
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Who Is Jane Goodall? (Who Was...?) by Roberta Edwards & John O'Brien (Illustrator...
A life in the wild!
Jane Goodall, born in London, England, always loved animals and wanted to study them in their natural habitats. So at age twenty-six, off she went to Africa! Goodall's up-close observations of chimpanzees changed what we know about them and paved the way for many... more
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Who Was Johnny Appleseed? (Who Was...?) by Joan Holub & Anna DiVito (Illustrator)
The perfect biography to "bite into" at the start of a new school year! Children are sure to be fascinated by the eccentric and legendary Johnny Appleseed, a man who is best known for bringing apple trees to the midwest. Over John Chapman’s lifetime, he saw the country grow and... more
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Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (Who Was...?) by Yona Zeldis McDonough & Carrie ...
Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating... more
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Who Was Abraham Lincoln? (Who Was...?) by Janet Pascal & John O'Brien (Illustrato...
Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age--literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. But Lincoln was tragically shot one night at Ford's... more
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Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? (Who Was...?) by Margaret Frith & John O'Brien (Illus...
One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison's inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to... more
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Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt? (Who Was...?) by Gare Thompson & Elizabeth Wolf (Illus...
For a long time, the main role of First Ladies was to act as hostesses of the White House...until Eleanor Roosevelt. Born in 1884, Eleanor was not satisfied to just be a glorified hostess for her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Eleanor had a voice, and she used it to speak up... more
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Who Was Theodore Roosevelt? (Who Was . . .?) by Michael Burgan & Jerry Hoare (Ill...
He was only 42 years old when he was sworn in as President of the United States in 1901, making TR the youngest president ever. But did you know that he was also the first sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize? The first to ride in a car? The first to fly in an airplane? Theodore... more
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Who Was Maurice Sendak? (Who Was . . . ) by Janet B. Pascal & Stephen Marchesi (I...
It seems entirely fitting that Maurice Sendak was born on the same day that Mickey Mouse first made his cartoon debut--June 10, 1928. Sendak was crazy about cartoons and comic books, and at twelve, after seeing Disney's Fantasia, he decided that he was going to become an illustrator.... more
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Who Is Bill Gates? (Who Was...?) by Patricia Brennan & Ted Hammond (Illustrator) ...
Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through the... more
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Who Was Charles Darwin? (Who Was...?) by Deborah Hopkinson & Nancy Harrison (Illu...
As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded for conducting "useless" experiments. Yet his passion for the natural world was so strong that he suffered through terrible seasickness during his five-year voyage aboard The Beagle. Darwin collected new creatures from... more
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Who Was Louis Armstrong? (Who Was...?) by Yona Zeldis McDonough
If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs’ Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans neighborhood called Storyville.... more
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Who Was Claude Monet? (Who Was...?) by Ann Waldron
Claude Monet is considered one of the most influential artists of all time. He is a founder of the French Impressionist art movement, and today his paintings sell for millions of dollars. While Monet was alive, however, his work was often criticized and he struggled financially. With over one... more
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Who Was Jim Henson? (Who Was...?) by Joan Holub & Nancy Harrison (Illustrator)
Jim Henson broke into television with a five-minute puppetry segment when he was only a freshman in college. He created puppets like none ever seen before, with expressive fabric faces and rod-controlled arms. His Muppets became world-renowned celebrities and formed the backbone of a media... more
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Who Was Steve Irwin? (Who Was...?) by Dina Anastasio & Jim Eldridge (Illustrator)
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... more
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Who Is Malala Yousafzai? (Who Was...?) by Dinah Brown & Andrew Thompson
On October 9, 2012, a masked gunman boarded a school bus in Pakistan, asked for fifteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai, and shot her in the head. In critical condition, Malala was flown to a military hospital before being transferred for further care in England. Miraculously, she survived. Malala was... more
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Who Was Mark Twain? (Who Was...?) by April Jones Prince & John O'Brien (Illustrat...
A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huck, has a restless spirit. He found adventure prospecting for silver in Nevada, navigating... more
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Who Was Queen Victoria? (Who Was...?) by Jim Gigliotti & Max Hergenrother (Illust...
Her reign of 63 years and seven months is known as the Victorian Era, a period of industrial, cultural, scientific, and political change that was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. But Victoria was raised under close supervision and near isolation until she became Queen of... more
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Who Was Betsy Ross? (Who Was . . .?) by James Buckley Jr. & John O'Brien (Illustr...
Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war.... more
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Who Was Frida Kahlo? (Who Was...?) by Sarah Fabiny & Jerry Hoare (Illustrator)
You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all--with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave woman who was an invalid most of her life, she transformed herself into a living work of art. As famous for her self-portraits and haunting imagery as she... more
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Who Was Genghis Khan? (Who Was?) by Nico Medina & Nancy Harrison (Illustrator) &a...
Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in early Mongolia, the great Genghis Khan used his skill and cunning to create the Mongol Empire and conquer almost the entire continent of Asia. As ruler of the largest empire in human history, he was as respected as he was feared. Learn more about... more
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Who Is Nelson Mandela? (Who Was...?) by Pam Pollack & Meg Belviso & Stephen M...
As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa. He became the... more
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Who Was Jesus? (Who Was . . . ?) by Ellen Morgan & Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator)
This fascinating addition to the best-selling Who Was...? series does not settle questions of theology. Instead, it presents young readers with a biography that covers what is known historically about Jesus and places in his life in the context of his world when Jerusalem was part of the Roman... more
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Who Was Henry Ford? (Who Was...?) by Michael Burgan & Ted Hammond (Illustrator)
Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford’s humble beginnings were no match for his ambition. Ford quickly created a manufacturing dynasty, bringing affordable cars to the masses and forever changing America and the American workplace. Who Was Henry Ford? details his meteoric... more
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Who Was Roberto Clemente? (Who Was...) by Jim Buckley & Ted Hammond (Illustrator)
Growing up the youngest of seven children in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente had a talent for baseball. His incredible skill soon got him drafted into the big leagues where he spent 18 seasons playing right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Who Was Roberto Clemente? tells the story of... more
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Who Was Susan B. Anthony? (Who Was...?) by Pamela D. Pollack & Meg Belviso & ...
Susan B. Anthony may be an international icon but her campaign for women's rights had personal roots. Working as a school teacher in New York, Anthony refused to settle for less pay than her male colleagues which ignited her lifelong devotion to women's equality. Anthony toured the... more
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Who Was Walt Disney? (Who Was...?) by Whitney Stewart & Nancy Harrison (Illustrat...
Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. Once he painted pictures with tar on the side of his family's white house. His family was poor, and the happiest time of his childhood was spent living on a farm in Missouri. His affection for small-town life is... more
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Who Was William Shakespeare? (Who Was...?) by Celeste Mannis
The beloved plays of Shakespeare are still produced everywhere, yet the life of the world's most famous playwright remains largely a mystery. Young Will left the town of Stratford to pursue theater in London, where his work eventually thrived and made him a famous and wealthy man. With... more
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Who Was Annie Oakley? (Who Was . . .?) by Stephanie Spinner & Larry Day (Illustra...
You want girl power? Meet Annie Oakley! Born in 1860, she became one of the best-loved and most famous women of her generation. She amazed audiences all over the world with her sharpshooting, horse-riding, action-packed performances. In an age when most women stayed home, she traveled the world... more
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Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder? (Who Was...?) by Patricia Brennan Demuth & Tim Fole...
Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books, based on her own childhood and later life, are still beloved classics almost a century after she began writing them. Now young readers will see just how similar Laura's true-life story was to her books. Born in 1867 in the "Big Woods"... more
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Who Is Neil Armstrong? (Who Was...?) by Roberta Edwards & Stephen Marchesi (Illus...
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a ?giant leap for mankind.? This Eagle Scout built his own model planes as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental aircraft before becoming an... more
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Who Is Muhammad Ali? (Who Was...?) by Jim Buckley Jr. & Stephen Marchesi (Illustr...
Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. won the world heavyweight championship at the age of 22, the same year he joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. He would go on to become the first and only three-time (in succession) World Heavyweight Champion. Nicknamed “The... more
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Who Was Sally Ride? (Who Was...?) by Megan Stine & Ted Hammond (Illustrator)
In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Standford University, responded to a newspaper ad to join the US astronaut program. She was accepted and became the first American woman astronaut to fly in space! Among her other accomplishments, she played tennis like a professional, was an... more
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Who Is Michelle Obama? (Who Was...?) by Megan Stine
Born into a close knit family in Chicago, Michelle Robinson was a star student who graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law. Then in 1992, she married another promising young lawyer and the rest, as they say, is history. It is undeniable that President Barack Obama has changed the United States... more
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Who Was Clara Barton? (Who Was...?) by Stephanie Spinner & David Groff (Illustrat...
Clarissa “Clara” Barton was a shy girl who grew up to become a teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. At a time when few women worked outside the home, she became the first woman to hold a government job, as a patent clerk in Washington, DC.
In 1864, she was appointed “lady... more
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Who Was Davy Crockett? (Who Was...?) by Gail Herman & Robert Squier (Illustrator)
Davy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier, is a man of legend. He is said to have killed his first bear when he was three years old. His smile alone killed another, and he skinned a bear by forcing him to run between two trees. Fact or fiction? Find out the real story of this folk hero, who... more
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Who Was Abigail Adams? (Who Was...?) by True Kelley & Who HQ (Editor) & John ...
Abigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her time. She urged her husband, President John Adams, to "remember the ladies" and despite having no formal education herself, she later advocated for equal education in public schools for both boys and girls.
She was also the first... more
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Who Was Marie Curie? (Who Was?) by Megan Stine & Ted Hammond (Illustrator)
Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous... more
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Who Was George Washington? (Who Was...?) by Roberta Edwards & True Kelley (Illust...
In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.
With over... more
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Who Was Queen Elizabeth? (Who Was...?) by June Eding & Nancy Harrison (Illustrato...
The life of Queen Elizabeth I was dramatic and dangerous: cast out of her father's court at the age of three and imprisoned at nineteen, Elizabeth was crowned queen in 1558, when she was only twenty-five. A tough, intelligent woman who spoke five languages, Elizabeth ruled for over forty... more
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Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe? (Who Was...?) by Dana Meachen Rau & Gregory Copela...
Born in Connecticut in 1811, Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist, author, and playwright. Slavery was a major industry in the American South, and Stowe worked with the Underground Railroad to help escaped slaves head north towards freedom.
The publication of her book, Uncle Tom's... more
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Who Were the Wright Brothers? (Who Was...?) by Jim Buckley Jr.
As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to... more
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Who is Bob Dylan? (Who Was...?) by Jim O'Connor & John O'Brien (Illustrator)
A singer-songwriter, musician, and artist, Bob Dylan is an American icon. In the past five decades, Dylan's work has influenced everyone from John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, and David Bowie to rapper Eminem. Young music lovers will be fascinated by this great artist's life!
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Who Is Barack Obama? (Who Was...?) by Roberta Edwards & John O'Brien (Illustrator...
As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made history as our first African-American president. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography is perfect for primary graders looking for a longer, fuller life story than is found in the author’s bestselling beginning reader... more
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Who Is Maria Tallchief (Who Was...?) by Catherine Gourley
Born in 1925, Maria Tallchief spent part of her childhood on an Osage reservation in Oklahoma. With the support of her family and world-renowned choreographer George Balanchine, she rose to the top of her art form to become America's first prima ballerina. Black-and-white illustrations provide... more
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Who Was Edgar Allan Poe? (Who Was...?) by Jim Gigliotti & Tim Foley (Illustrator)
Filled with broken hearts and black ravens, Edgar Allan Poe's ghastly tales have delighted readers for centuries. Born in Boston in 1809, Poe was orphaned at age two. He was soon adopted by a Virginia family who worked as tombstone merchants.
In 1827 he enlisted in the Army and... more
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Who Is Dolly Parton? (Who Was...?) by True Kelley
Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties. Of course, her success didn't stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author,... more
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Who Was Milton Hershey? (Who Was...?) by Jim Buckley Jr & Ted Hammond (Illustrato...
Discover the man behind the chocolate bar! Milton Hershey's life was filled with invention and innovation. As a young man, he was not afraid to dream big and work hard. Eventually, he learned the secret to mass-producing milk chocolate and the recipe that gave it a longer, more stable... more
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Who Is Stan Lee? (Who Was...?) by Geoff Edgers
Stanley Lieber was just seventeen when he got his first job at Timely Comics in 1939. Since then, the man now known as Stan Lee has launched a comic book empire, made Marvel Comics a household name, and created iconic superheroes such as Iron Man, Spider-Man, and the Fantastic Four. Stan Lee is... more
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Who Was Galileo? (Who Was...?) by Patricia Brennan Demuth & John O'Brien (Illustr...
Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge.
He invented a telescope to observe the... more
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Who Was Woodrow Wilson? (Who Was...?) by Margaret Frith & Andrew Thomson (Illustr...
First he was known as Tommy, then Woodrow, and eventually, Mr. President. Born on December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia, Thomas Woodrow Wilson was a born leader. He was the president of Princeton University, served as governor of New Jersey after that, and was then elected president of the... more
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Who Was Robert E. Lee? (Who Was...?) by Bonnie Bader & John O'Brien (Illustrator)
Robert E. Lee seemed destined for greatness. His father was a Revolutionary War hero, and at West Point he graduated second in his class! In 1861, when the Southern states seceded from the Union, Lee was offered the opportunity to command the Union forces.
However, even though he was against... more
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Who Was Isaac Newton? (Who Was...) by Janet Pascal & Tim Foley (Illustrator)
Isaac Newton was always a loner, preferring to spend his time contemplating the mysteries of the universe. When the plague broke out in London in 1665 he was forced to return home from college. It was during this period of so much death, that Newton gave life to some of the most important... more
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Who Was Frederick Douglass? (Who Was...?) by April Jones Prince & Robert Squier (...
Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom -- and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his... more
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Who Was Winston Churchill? by Ellen Labrecque & Jerry Hoare (Illustrator)
Born into aristocracy, Churchill cut his teeth as a young army officer in British India, the Sudan, and the Second Boer War. He rose in the ranks to First Lord of the Admiralty and was a staunch opponent of the encroaching German Nazis. Churchill served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom... more
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Who Is Wayne Gretzky? (Who Was...?) by Gail Herman & Nancy Harrison
After breaking or tying more than sixty records in hockey, it's no wonder that Wayne Gretzky is known as "The Great One." Born in Brantford, Ontario, on January 26, 1961, in a nation obsessed with the sport, he threw himself into the game practically from the time he first laced up a pair of... more
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Who Is Richard Branson? (Who Was...?) by Michael Burgan
What would you do with a billion dollars? This question gets a definitive answer from billionaire Richard Branson: do everything! Born into a wealthy family in London, Branson suffered from dyslexia and was a poor student. Still, his knack for business started early with a successful... more
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Who Was J. R. R. Tolkien? (Who Was?...) by Pamela D. Pollack & Meg Belviso & ...
Best known for his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien was born in British-occupied South Africa. His early life was full of action and adventure. Tolkien spent his childhood roaming the British countryside with his family and could read and write by age... more
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Who Was Sitting Bull? (Who Was...?) by Stephanie Spinner & Jim Eldridge (Illustr...
No one knew the boy they called “Jumping Badger” would grow to become a great leader.
Born on the banks of the Yellowstone River, Sitting Bull, as he was later called, was tribal chief and holy man of the Lakota Sioux tribe in a time of fierce conflict with the United States. As... more
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Who Was Julius Caesar? (Who Was...?) by Nico Medina & Tim Foley (Illustrator)
He came. He saw. He conquered. Julius Caesar was a force to be reckoned with as a savvy politician, an impressive orator, and a brave soldier. Born in Rome in 100 BC, he quickly climbed the ladder of Roman politics, making allies -- and enemies -- along the way.
His victories in battle... more
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Who Was Jesse Owens? (Who Was...?) by James Buckley Jr. & Gregory Copeland (Illus...
At the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, track and field star Jesse Owens ran himself straight into international glory by winning four gold medals. But the life of Jesse Owens is much more than a sports story. Born in rural Alabama under the oppressive Jim Crow laws, Owens's family suffered many... more
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Who Was Beatrix Potter? (Who Was...?) by Sarah Fabiny & Mike Lacey (Illustrator)
Born into wealth in 1860’s London, Beatrix Potter always had a vivid imagination. Her early interests included natural history and archaeology, and Potter delighted in sketching fossils and fungi. After briefly illustrating Christmas cards with her brother, Bertram, Potter wrote and... more
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Who Is George Lucas? (Who Was...?) by Pamela D. Pollack & Meg Belviso
As a child his passions were comics and cars, but George Lucas grew up to be one of the most successful filmmakers of all time. He is a producer, screenwriter, director and entrepreneur whose company Lucasfilms pioneered the movie effects that changed the world of animation. He founded... more
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Who Was Ernest Shackleton? (Who Was...?) by James Buckley Jr. & Max Hergenrother ...
As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest Shackleton’s incredible journeys to the South Pole in the early 1900s made him one of the most famous explorers of modern times.
His courage in the face of... more
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Who Was Louis Braille? (Who Was...?) by Margaret Frith & Robert Squier (Illustrat...
Louis Braille certainly wasn't your average teenager. Blind from the age of four, he was only fifteen when in 1824 he invented a reading system that converted printed words into columns of raised dots. Through touch, Braille opened the world of books to the sightless, and almost two hundred... more
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Who Was Bruce Lee? (Who Was?) by Jim Gigliotti & John Hinderliter (Illustrator)
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American action film star, martial arts instructor, filmmaker, and philosopher. His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim.
Through such films as Way of the Dragon and Enter the Dragon,... more
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Who Was Ulysses S. Grant? (Who Was ...?) by Megan Stine & Mark Edward Geyer (Illu...
Ulysses S. Grant certainly does not have the typical war hero “back story.” Although a graduate of West Point, he never wanted to be a soldier and was terrified when he first saw battle. However, during the Civil War, after many Northern generals failed to deliver decisive victories,... more
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Who Was Gandhi? (Who Was...?) by Dana Meachen Rau & Jerry Hoare (Illustrator) &am...
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India. Though he studied law in London and spent his early adulthood in South Africa, he remained devoted to his homeland and spent the later part of his life working to make India an independent nation.
Calling for non-violent... more
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Who Was Pablo Picasso? (Who Was...?) by True Kelley
Over a long, turbulent life, Picasso continually discovered new ways of seeing the world and translating it into art. A restless genius, he went through a blue period, a rose period, and a Cubist phase. He made collages, sculptures out of everyday objects, and beautiful ceramic plates. True... more
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Who Was Franklin Roosevelt? (Who Was...?) by Margaret Frith & John O'Brien (Illus...
Although polio left him wheelchair bound, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during the Great Depression and served as president during World War II. Elected four times, he spent thirteen years in the White House. How he led the country through tremendously difficult problems, much like the... more
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Who Was Jackie Robinson? (Who Was...?) by Gail Herman & John O'Brien (Illustrator...
As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that secured his place in sports history. In 1947 Jackie joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the long-time color... more
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Quien fue Mark Twain? /Who Was Mark Twain? (Quien Fue?/ Who Was?) (Spanish Edition) b...
A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huck, has a restless spirit. He found adventure prospecting for silver in Nevada, navigating... more
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Who Was Babe Ruth? (Who Was-- ?) by Joan Holub & Ted Hammond (Illustrator)
Babe Ruth came from a poor Baltimore family and, as a kid, he was a handful. It was at a reform school that Babe discovered his talent for baseball, and by the age of nineteen, he was on his way to becoming a sports legend.
Babe was often out of shape and even more often out on the town, but... more
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Who Was Christopher Columbus? (Who Was...?) by Bonnie Bader & Nancy Harrison (Ill...
Learn all about Christopher Columbus' early life at sea, which led him to seek fortune by sailing west in hopes of creating new trade routes with the Indies. Kids will read about why he called himself the "Great Admirald of the Seas" and learn of all his struggles to find finacial... more
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Who Is Steven Spielberg? (Who Was...?) by Stephanie Spinner & Daniel Mather (Illu...
While other kids played sports, Steven Spielberg was writing scripts and figuring out camera angles. He went from entertaining his Boy Scout troop with home movies to amazing audiences around the world with epic blockbusters.
He has directed four of the most successful films of all time... more
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