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Who Is Aretha Franklin? by Nicolas David Medina; Gregory Copeland (Illustrator); Who HQ
Category: Children's Reference | Series: Who Was? Ser.
Franklin is a musical and cultural icon who created an amazing legacy spanning six decades! With such iconic hits as "Respect" and "Think," and countless awards to her name including 18 Grammys, Aretha Franklin is one of the bestselling artists of all time. Illustrations.
Who Is David Beckham? by Ellen Labrecque; Who HQ; John Hinderliter (Illustrator)
Category: CHILDREN'S BIOGRAPHY | Series: Who Was? Ser.
Whether you call it football or soccer, there's no disputing that David Beckham is one of the best players in the history of the game! Whenever a young David Beckham was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, he'd always answer with the same response: I want to be a footballer. This English native ...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 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 Elvis Presley? by Geoff Edgers; John O'brien (Illustrator); Nancy Harrison (Illustrator); Who HQ
Category: Children's | Series: Who Was? Ser.
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-wester ...Show more
Who Was Frank Lloyd Wright? by Gregory Copeland (Illustrator); Ellen Labrecque; Who HQ
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
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 during his l ...Show more