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Who Was Galileo? by Patricia Brennan Demuth
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
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 heavens. From th ...Show more
Who Was Henry VIII? by Ellen Labrecque; Jake Murray (Illustrator); Who HQ
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
When 17-year-old Henry Tudor ascended to the English throne, his reign looked promising. But by the time of his death in 1547, King Henry VIII was characterized as an extremely harsh, insecure king. This biography takes readers into the life of a monarch mainly remembered for his six marriages and estab ...Show more
Who Was Isaac Newton? by Janet B. Pascal
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
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 theories in mo ...Show more
Who Was J. R. R. Tolkien? by Pamela D. Pollack; Meg Belviso; Jonathan Moore (Illustrator); Nancy Harrison (Illustrator); Who HQ; Tomie dePaola
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
Best known for his epicLord of the Ringstrilogy andThe 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. He was naturally gif ...Show more
Who Was Jacques Cousteau? by Nico Medina
Category: Education | Series: Who Was? Ser.
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.Jacques Cousteau is the most famous and beloved name in the world of deep-sea exploration. Cousteau dis ...Show more
Who Was Jane Austen? by Sarah Fabiny; Jerry Hoare (Illustrator); Who HQ
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
Step into the world of Georgian England and learn more about the genteel life of the beloved author of such classics as Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma. Illustrations. 5 5/16 x 7 5/8.
Who Was Jesus? by Ellen Morgan; Who HQ; Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
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 Empire. I ...Show more
Who Was Marie Curie? by Megan Stine
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
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 scientifi ...Show more
Who Was Pablo Picasso? by True Kelley
Category: Children's | Series: Who Was? Ser.
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 Kelley's eng ...Show more
Who Was Princess Diana? (Who Was?) by Labrecque, Ellen
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
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 the storybook marriage didn't have a happy ending, Diana learned to use her
Who Was Queen Elizabeth? by June Eding; Nancy Harrison (Illustrator); Who HQ
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
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 languages, Eli ...Show more
Who Was Queen Elizabeth II? by Megan Stine; Who HQ; Laurie A. Conley (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
How did a little girl who loved horses become the longest reigning monarch in England? Find out in this addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series! In 1936, the life of ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York changed forever. Although she was a member of the British Royal Family, sh ...Show more