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Who Was Abigail Adams?
True Kelley - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Alexander the Great?
Kathryn Waterfield - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Alexander the Great conquers the New York Times best-selling Who Was...? series!When Alexander was a boy in ancient Macedon, he already had grand ambitions. He complained that his father, the great king of Macedon, wasn't leaving anything for him to conquer! This, of course, was not the case.... |
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Who Is Muhammad Ali?
James Buckley Jr. - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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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... |
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Who Was Susan B. Anthony?
Pamela D. Pollack - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Marie Antoinette?
Dana Meachen Rau - Grosset & Dunlap; Dgs edition
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Describes the life of Marie Antoinette, including her childhood in Austria, her lavish lifestyle, and the Diamond Necklace Affair. |
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Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
Joan Holub - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Book
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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 Chapmans lifetime, he saw the country grow and start to spread... |
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Who Was Louis Armstrong?
Yona Zeldis McDonough - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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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.... |
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Who Was Neil Armstrong?
Roberta Edwards - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Clara Barton?
Stephanie Spinner - Grosset & Dunlap; Dgs edition
Format: Book
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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 in charge of the hospitals... |
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Who Were the Beatles?
Geoff Edgers - Grosset & Dunlap; Pf edition
Format: Print book
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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 childhoods in Liverpool, their first... |
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Who Was Alexander Graham Bell?
Bonnie Bader - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a telephone in his study? Bell's story will fascinate young readers interested in the early... |
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Who Was Blackbeard?
James Buckley - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Though much of his early life remains a mystery, Blackbeard most likely began his life as Edward Teach in the sailing port of Bristol, England. He began his career as a hired British sailor during Queen Anne's War. He eventually settled in the Bahamas under Captain Benjamin Hornigold who taught... |
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Who Was Daniel Boone?
Sydelle Kramer - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Book
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A look at the life and accomplishments of the famous pioneer, Daniel Boone. |
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Who Was Louis Braille?
Margaret Frith - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Is Richard Branson?
Michael Burgan - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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 parakeet-breeding... |
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
Nico Medina - Grosset & Dunlap; DGS edition
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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 awarded... |
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Who Was Rachel Carson?
Sarah Fabiny - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Though she grew up in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson dreamed of the sea. In 1936 she began work with the Bureau of Fisheries and soon after published Under the Sea Wind, her first of many nature books. Her 1962 bestseller, Silent Spring, sent shockwaves through the country and warned... |
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Who Was George Washington Carver?
Jim Gigliotti - Grosset & Dunlap, 2015.
Format: Print book
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Born in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washingtoni Carver to succeed. Slaves were not allowed to be educated. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be a star student. He became the first black student at Iowa State Agricultural College and later its first... |
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Who Was Charlie Chaplin?
Patricia Demuth - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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Who was the real Charlie Chaplin? Kids will learn all about the comic genius who created "The Little Tramp"!Charlie Chaplin sang on a London stage for the first time at the age of five. Performing proved to be his salvation, providing a way out of a life of hardship and poverty.... |
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Who Was Cesar Chavez?
Dana M. Rau - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Learn more about Cesar Chavez, the famous Latino American civil rights activist.When he was young, Cesar and his Mexican American family toiled in the fields as migrant farm workers. He knew all too well the hardships farm workers faced. His public-relations approach to unionism and aggressive... |
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Who Was Julia Child?
Geoff Edgers - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Describes the life and career of Julia Child, who was the author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking and became one of the most well-known television cooking chefs. |
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Who Was Roberto Clemente?
James Buckley Jr. - Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Format: Print book
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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 this... |
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Who Was Christopher Columbus?
Bonnie Bader - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover
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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 his struggles to find financial... |
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Who Was Jacques Cousteau?
Nico Medina - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Jacques Cousteau is the most famous and beloved name in the world of deep-sea exploration. Cousteau discovered his passion in 1938, when he first used a pair of goggles to dive off the coast of France. During his time as a French naval officer, he carried out many deep-sea experiments and improved... |
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Who Was Marie Curie?
Megan Stine - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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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... |
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Who Was Roald Dahl?
True Kelley - Grosset & Dunlap; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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Just in time for Roahl Dahl Month! Roald Dahl is one of the most famous childrens book authors ever. Now in this Who Was . . . ? biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force, he was married to an Academy Award-winning actress. He also... |
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Who Was Princess Diana?
Ellen Labrecque - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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Learn how Lady Diana Spencer became the People's Princess as she takes her place in the ranks of the Who Was? series.A shy twenty-year-old girl stepped out of a horse-drawn coach and into the world spotlight, capturing the imagination of millions as a real life fairytale princess. Although... |
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Who Was Charles Dickens?
Pam Pollack - Grosset & Dunlap, 2014.
Format: Print book
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As a child, Charles Dickens worked in a shoe polish factory where his gritty surroundings inspired some of the most memorable characters and settings in literary history. Known for his masterful storytelling in books like Oliver Twist , Great Expectations , and A Christmas Carol , Dickens... |
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Who Was Walt Disney?
Whitney Stewart - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Highlights the life and accomplishments of the famous cartoonist who created Mickey Mouse, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Bambi and was the owner of Walt Disney Studios and Disneyland. |
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Who Was Frederick Douglass?
April Jones Prince - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Is Bob Dylan?
Jim O'Connor - Grosset & Dunlap
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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 Was Amelia Earhart?
Kate Boehm Jerome - Penguin Workshop
Format: Audiobook
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Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her early years to her mysterious 1937 disappearance while attempting a flight around... |
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Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
Margaret Frith - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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 Edisons inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie... |
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Who Was Albert Einstein?
Jess M Brallier - Penguin Workshop
Format: Audiobook
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Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, heres the story of Albert Einsteins life, told in a fun,... |
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Who Was Queen Elizabeth?
June Eding - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Our bestselling series is fit for a queen! 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... |
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Who Was Henry Ford?
Michael Burgan - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Anne Frank?
Ann Abramson - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common for any young girl. But Hitler brought her childhood to an end and forced her and her family into hiding. Who Was Anne Frank? looks closely at Anne's life before the secret annex, what life was like in hiding,... |
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Who Is Bill Gates?
Patricia Demuth - Penguin Workshop; Illustrated edition
Format: Paperback
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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.... |
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Who Was Ben Franklin?
Dennis Brindell Fradin - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Galileo?
Patricia Brennan Demuth - Grosset & Dunlap; Dgs edition
Format: Print book
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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 eras great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens.... |
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Who Was Gandhi?
Dana Meachen Rau - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Is Bill Gates?
Patricia Demuth - Penguin Workshop; Illustrated edition
Format: Paperback
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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.... |
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Who Is Jane Goodall?
Roberta Edwards - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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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 female... |
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Who Was Ulysses S. Grant?
Megan Stine - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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,... |
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Who Is Wayne Gretzky?
Gail Herman - Grosset & Dunlap; Dgs edition
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Were The Brothers Grimm?
Avery Reed - Turtleback Books
Format: Print book
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Known as the keepers of modern-day fairy tales, The Brothers Grimm are as legendary as their stories. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were born in 1780s Germany and were inseparable throughout their childhood. While pursuing their law degrees, the two became fascinated with folktales and folk songs.... |
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Who Was Jim Henson?
Joan Holub - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Milton Hershey?
James Buckley Jr. - Penguin Workshop; Illustrated edition
Format: Paperback
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Discover the man behind the chocolate bar! Milton Hersheys 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... |
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Who Was Alfred Hitchcock?
Pamela D. Pollack - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Known as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, Alfred Hitchcock's unique vision in movies like Psycho and The Birds sent shivers down our spines and shockwaves through the film industry. His innovative camera techniques have been studied for decades and his gift for storytelling... |
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Who Was Steve Irwin?
Dina Anastasio - Grosset & Dunlap; Dgs edition
Format: Print book
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Describes the life and career of Steve Irwin, famously known as the Crocodile Hunter, from his childhood and early love of animals to his rise in popularity as a film and television star and naturalist. |
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Who Is Derek Jeter?
Gail Herman - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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When Derek Jeter was eight years old, he announced that he was going to play baseball for the New York Yankees. Jeter earned the attention of major league scouts in high school and was drafted to the New York Yankees in 1992. Named Rookie of the Year, he helped the Yankees win the World... |
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Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
Dennis Brindell Fradin - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover
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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... |
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Who Was Jesus?
Ellen Morgan
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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... |
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Who Was Joan of Arc?
Pamela D. Pollack - Grosset & Dunlap
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Joan of Arc was born in a small French village during the worst period of the Hundred Years' War. For generations, France had been besieged by the British. At age 11, Joan began to see religious visions telling her to join forces with the King of France. By the time she was a teenager,... |
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Who Is Derek Jeter?
Gail Herman - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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When Derek Jeter was eight years old, he announced that he was going to play baseball for the New York Yankees. Jeter earned the attention of major league scouts in high school and was drafted to the New York Yankees in 1992. Named Rookie of the Year, he helped the Yankees win the World... |
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Who Is Elton John?
Kirsten Anderson - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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How does a little boy from the London suburbs named Reginald Kenneth Dwight grow up to become one of the biggest pop stars of all time? A lot of talent and a lot of personality! Elton John, as he would later call himself, started playing piano at the age of three. Although he was trained... |
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Who Was Frida Kahlo?
Sarah Fabiny - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Jacqueline Kennedy?
Bonnie Bader - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Through this engaging Who Was? biography, kids will discover the woman behind the sunglasses.Private and bookish, Jackie Kennedy found herself thrust into the world spotlight as the young and glamorous wife of the President John F. Kennedy. As First Lady she restored the once neglected... |
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Who Was John F. Kennedy?
Yona Zeldis McDonough
Format: Print book
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Numerous illustrations and a detailed timeline provide readers with a comprehensive look at the life of this beloved president, from his childhood days and his military service through his political careers and term as president. |
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Who was Martin Luther King, Jr
Bonnie Bader - Penguin Workshop; Illustrated edition
Format: Paperback
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The story of one of the most influential civil rights activist of our time. 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... |
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Who Is Jeff Kinney?
Patrick Kinney - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Even as a kid, everyone thought Jeff Kinney was talented. People loved his drawings, and when he went to college, his comic strip Igdoof was so popular that it spread to other universities! Still, Jeff faced challenges. His cartoons were rejected by syndicates that claimed his art was unprofessional.... |
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Who Was Sitting Bull?
Stephanie Spinner - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Genghis Khan?
Nico Medina - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Book
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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... |
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Who Was Bruce Lee?
Jim Gigliotti - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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,... |
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Who Was Robert E. Lee?
Bonnie Bader - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Is Stan Lee?
Geoff Edgers - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
Janet B Pascal - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover
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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... |
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Who Is Barack Obama?
Roberta Edwards - Grosset & Dunlap; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Is George Lucas?
Pam Pollack - Grosset & Dunlap, 2014.
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Nelson Mandela?
Meg Belviso - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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 country's... |
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Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?
Sydelle Kramer - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover
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A simple biography explains the accomplishments of explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who in 1519 sailed from Spain around the New World to get to the Spice Islands--a treacherous voyage that took three years and cost him his life. Simultaneous. |
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Who Is Dolly Parton?
True Kelley - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Book
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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 didnt stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author, businesswoman,... |
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Who Was Claude Monet?
Ann Waldron - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Yona Zeldis McDonough - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who was Isaac Newton
Janet B Pascal - Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Format: Print book
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Highlights the life and career of the genius physicist, discussing his childhood years, his time at Cambridge, and his landmark book, known as the "Principia." |
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Who Was Annie Oakley?
Stephanie Spinner - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Is Michelle Obama? (Who Was?)
Megan Stine - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Is Barack Obama?
Roberta Edwards - Grosset & Dunlap; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Jesse Owens?
James Buckley - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Is Dolly Parton?
True Kelley - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Book
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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 didnt stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author, businesswoman,... |
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Who Was Edgar Allan Poe?
Jim Gigliotti - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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Filled with broken hearts and black ravens, Edgar Allan Poes 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 subsequently... |
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Who Was Marco Polo?
Joan Holub - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Beatrix Potter?
Sarah Fabiny - Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Format: Print book
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A young reader's biography of Beatrix Potter, the author-illustrator of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. |
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Who Was Elvis Presley?
Geoff Edgers - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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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 the country-western... |
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Who Was Paul Revere?
Roberta Edwards - Grosset & Dunlap; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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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 skilled... |
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Who Was Sally Ride?
Megan Stine - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover
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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 astrophysicist... |
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Who Was Robert Ripley?
Kirsten Anderson - Grosset & Dunlap; DGS edition
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Enter a world of shrunken heads, mystic holy men, shriveled aliens, and bizarre relics in the delightfully odd tale of Robert Ripley. Born in California, Ripley began his career as a sports cartoonist. He went on to chronicle global records and oddities in his weekly column, Believe It Or Not!... |
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Who Was Jackie Robinson?
Gail Herman - Grosset & Dunlap; Original edition
Format: Print book
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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... |
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Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt
Gare Thompson - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover
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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... |
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Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?
Michael Burgan - Grosset & Dunlap; DGS edition
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Betsy Ross?
James Buckley - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Ronald Reagan?
Joyce Milton - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Are the Rolling Stones?
Dana Meachen Rau - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Follow the bad boys of rock and roll from their beginnings in London to their unparalleled success around the world.Starting out over fifty years ago, the Rolling Stones took the music of the blues and blended it into rock and roll to create their own unique sound. Decades later, they are still... |
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Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
Margaret Frith - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Babe Ruth?
Joan Holub - Grosset & Dunlap
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Just in time for baseball season! 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... |
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Who Was Sacagawea?
Judith Bloom Fradin
Format: Book
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Black-and-white illustrations on every spread and a lower reading level than other biographies in this age group makes this a highly accessible biography for upper elementary students. |
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Who Was Maurice Sendak?
Janet Pascal - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover
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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.... |
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Who Was Dr. Seuss?
Janet B Pascal - Penguin Young Readers Group; Illustrated edition
Format: Paperback
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Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality. He often threw dinner parties where guests wore outrageous hats! And he donned quirky hats when thinking up ideas for books- like his classic The Cat in the Hat. This biography, with... |
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Who Was Ernest Shackleton?
James Buckley - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest Shackletons 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 dangerous... |
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Who Was William Shakespeare?
Celeste Mannis - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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The beloved plays of Shakespeare are still produced everywhere, yet the life of the worlds 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 black-and-white... |
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Who Was Sitting Bull?
Stephanie Spinner - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Is Sonia Sotomayor?
Megan Stine - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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The truly inspiring story of the first Latina Supreme Court Justice.Outspoken, energetic, and fun, Sonia Sotomayor has managed to turn every struggle in life into a triumph. Born in the Bronx to immigrant parents from Puerto Rico, Sonia found out at age nine that she had diabetes, a serious... |
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Who Is Steven Spielberg?
Stephanie Spinner - Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Is Gloria Steinem?
Sarah Fabiny - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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As a field reporter in the 1960s, Gloria Steinem worked hard to dig up important stories. She went undercover to expose the grim realities of gender inequality in America. As her message continued to grow, she became the spokeswoman of the women's liberation movement and created the feminist... |
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Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Dana Meachen Rau - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Maria Tallchief?
Catherine Gourley - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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 Americas first prima ballerina. Black-and-white illustrations provide... |
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Who Was Mother Teresa?
Jim Gigliotti - Grosset & Dunlap; Dgs edition
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Born a humble girl in what is now Albania, Agnes Bojaxhiu lived a charitable life. She pledged herself to a religious order at the age of 18 and chose the name Sister Teresa, after the patron saint of missionaries. While teaching in India, where famine and violence had devastated the poor,... |
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Who Was J. R. R. Tolkien?
Pamela D Pollack - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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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 four.... |
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Who Was Harriet Tubman?
Yona Zeldis McDonough
Format: Paperback
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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 Ph |
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Who Was King Tut?
Margaret Frith - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book
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Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamunrsquos tomb in , the young pharaoh has become a symbol of the wealth and mystery of ancient Egypt. Now, a two-and-a-half-year-long museum exhibit of Tutrsquos treasures is touring major cities in the U.S., drawing record crowds. This Who Was . . . ? is complete... |
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Who Was Jules Verne?
James Buckley - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne.Born in France in 1829, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in... |
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Who Was Queen Victoria?
Jim Gigliotti - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Who Was Andy Warhol?
Kirsten Anderson - Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Format: Print book
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Best known for his screen prints of soup cans and movie stars, this shy young boy from Pittsburgh shot to fame with his radical ideas of what ""art"" could be. Working in the aptly named ""Factory,"" Warhol's paintings, movies, and eccentric lifestyle... |
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Who Was George Washington?
Roberta Edwards
Format: Book
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Washingtons fascinating story comes to life revealing the real man, not just the face on the dollar bill! |
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Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?
Patricia Brennan Demuth - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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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"... |
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Who Was Frank Lloyd Wright?
Ellen Labrecque - Grosset & Dunlap, 2015.
Format: Print book
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Born in Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright became obsessed with a set of building blocks his mother had given to him on his ninth birthday. He grew up to become the father of organic architecture and the greatest American architect of all time, having designed more than 1,100 buildings... |
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Who Was Woodrow Wilson?
Margaret Frith - Grosset & Dunlap; Dgs edition
Format: Print book
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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... |
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Who Is Malala Yousafzai?
Dinah Brown - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change. She has continued to speak... |
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