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Who Is Jeff Kinney? by Patrick Kinney
Category: Children's | Series: Who Was...?
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. Th ...Show more
Who Is Lebron James? by Crystal Hubbard; Who HQ; Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
How did a young boy from Ohio go on to become one of the greatest basketball players of all time? Read about the incredible life and career of LeBron James in this addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series. Today, LeBron James is an international superstar who has won four NBA C ...Show more
Who Is Michael Jordan? by Kirsten Anderson; Who HQ; Dede Putra (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: Who Was? Ser.
Meet the man who changed the game forever. Michael Jordan has always been competitive--even as a young boy, he fought for attention. His need to be the best made him a star player on his college basketball team and helped him become an NBA legend.
Who Is Rupaul? by Nico Medina; Who HQ; Andrew Thomson (Illustrator)
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
Learn how this Emmy-winning host, producer, and television personality became the world's most famous drag queen. RuPaul Andre Charles always knew he was meant to be a performer. Even as a young child, he loved to dress up and imitate the glamorous women he saw on television. When he turned fifteen, he ...Show more
Who Is Taylor Swift? by Kirsten Anderson
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
Learn how a young girl who lived on a Christmas tree farm grew up to become one of the most celebrated musical artists of the twenty-first century in this addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Taylor Swift always knew she wanted to be a country music artist, so at age thirteen, she ...Show more
Who Is the Dalai Lama? by Dana Meachen Rau; Dede Putra (Illustrator); Who HQ
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
Get to know the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader and one of the most popular world leaders today who continues to spend his life working to benefit humanity and preserving Tibetan culture.
Who Was Abraham Lincoln? by Janet B. Pascal; Nancy Harrison (Illustrator); John O'brien (Illustrator); Who HQ
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
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 Theater--the firs ...Show more
Who Was Albert Einstein? by Jess M. Brallier
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Who Was?
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, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun, engaging ...Show more
Who Was Alexander Hamilton? by Meg Belviso
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
Readers will learn the story of the "ten-dollar Founding Father" who inspiredthe smash Broadway musical "Hamilton." Illustrations.
Who Was Alexander the Great? by Robin H. Waterfield; Kathryn Waterfield; Andrew Thomson (Illustrator); Who HQ
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
Alexander the Great conquers the New York Timesbest-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. King Alexan ...Show more
Who Was Anne Frank? by Abramson, Ann
Category: Children's | Series: Who Was?
In her incredible diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges of a youth spent forced into hiding by Hitler's Nazi regime. This concise and engrossing biography, aimed at young readers, uncovers Anne's life before the Secret Annex, the traumas of going into hiding, and the legacy of her diary. Maps and di ...Show more
Who Was Anne Frank? (Who Was...?) by Ann Abramson
Category: Children's | Series: Who Was...?
Who Was Anne Frank?In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common to any young girl. But Hitler brought her childhood to an end and forced her and her family in hiding. Who Was Anne Frank? Looks closely at Anne's life before the secret annex, what like was like in hiding, and ...Show more