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Who Is Barack Obama? by Roberta Edwards
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Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Who Was...? (Paperback)
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 "Barack Obama: Un ...Show more
Who Is Bill Gates? by Patricia Brennan Demuth
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Category: Childrens | Series: Who Was...? (Paperback)
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 success of his ...Show more
Who Is George Lucas? by Pam Pollack
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Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Who Was...? (Paperback)
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 Industrial Light ...Show more
Who Is Gloria Steinem? by Sarah Fabiny
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Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Who Was...? (Paperback)
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 publication ...Show more
Who Is J.K. Rowling? by Pam Pollack
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Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Who Was...? (Paperback)
Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator! In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's tru ...Show more
Who Is Jane Goodall? by Roberta Edwards
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Category: Childrens | Series: Who Was...? (Paperback)
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 scientists wh ...Show more
Who Was Dr. Seuss? by Janet Pascal
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Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Who Was...? (Paperback)
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 black-and-white illustr ...Show more
Who Was Jim Henson? by Joan Holub
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Category: Childrens | Series: Who Was...? (Paperback)
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 empire. With ...Show more
Who Was King Tut? by Roberta Edwards
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Category: Childrens | Series: Who Was...? (Paperback)
Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, 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 Tut's treasures is touring major cities in the U.S., drawing record crowds. This Who Was . . . ? is comp ...Show more
Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? by Roberta Edwards
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Category: Childrens | Series: Who Was...? (Paperback)
Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters. Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to. Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the illustrated encyc ...Show more
Who Was Louis Braille? by Margaret Frith
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Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Who Was...? (Paperback)
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 years later, ...Show more
Who Was Rachel Carson? by Sarah Fabiny
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Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Who Was...? (Paperback)
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 of the danger ...Show more