Who Was . . . ? Series by Stephanie Spinner

Who Was Thomas Jefferson?

4.09 · 1251 Ratings · 104 Reviews · published 2002 · 25 editions

Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart c…

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by Dennis Brindell Fradin

4.09 · 1258 Ratings · 133 Reviews · published 2003 · 15 editions

Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Je…

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Who Was Helen Keller?

by Gare Thompson

4.23 · 3104 Ratings · 326 Reviews · published 2003 · 20 editions

At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. Sh…

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Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?

by Gare Thompson

4.19 · 957 Ratings · 97 Reviews · published 2004 · 13 editions

For a long time, the main role of First Ladies was…

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Who Was Mark Twain?

by April Jones Prince

4.16 · 892 Ratings · 91 Reviews · published 2004 · 21 editions

A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Tw…

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Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?

by Sydelle Kramer

4.03 · 636 Ratings · 71 Reviews · published 2004 · 20 editions

When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail…

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Who Was John F. Kennedy?

4.16 · 1220 Ratings · 152 Reviews · published 2004 · 23 editions

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen …

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Who Was Ronald Reagan?

by Joyce Milton

4.13 · 861 Ratings · 102 Reviews · published 2004 · 18 editions

From his childhood in rural Illinois to moviemakin…

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Who Was Louis Armstrong?

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?

4.12 · 714 Ratings · 88 Reviews · published 2004 · 23 editions

If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis A…

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Who Was Charles Darwin?

by Deborah Hopkinson

4.15 · 833 Ratings · 84 Reviews · published 2005 · 29 editions

As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and wa…

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Who Was Johnny Appleseed?

4.15 · 2068 Ratings · 210 Reviews · published 2005 · 24 editions

Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented m…

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Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?

3.92 · 615 Ratings · 71 Reviews · published 2005 · 20 editions

The perfect biography to "bite into" at the start …

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by Margaret Frith

4.15 · 1381 Ratings · 141 Reviews · published 2005 · 32 editions

One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch th…

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Who Was King Tut?

Who Was William Shakespeare?

3.98 · 2112 Ratings · 213 Reviews · published 2006 · 14 editions

Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamu…

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Who Were the Beatles?

by Geoff Edgers

4.15 · 1715 Ratings · 220 Reviews · published 2006 · 28 editions

Almost everyone can sing along with the Beatles, b…

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Who Was Daniel Boone?

by S.A. Kramer

3.98 · 635 Ratings · 63 Reviews · published 2006 · 8 editions

Called the "Great Pathfinder", Daniel Boone is mos…

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by Celeste Davidson Mannis

4.02 · 1310 Ratings · 147 Reviews · published 2006 · 21 editions

The beloved plays of Shakespeare are still produce…

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Who Was Anne Frank?

by Ann Abramson

4.28 · 3840 Ratings · 485 Reviews · published 2007 · 31 editions

In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the chal…

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Who Was Marco Polo?

Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

3.92 · 1045 Ratings · 101 Reviews · published 2007 · 24 editions

Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China…

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Who Was Elvis Presley?

by Geoff Edgers

4.12 · 1437 Ratings · 143 Reviews · published 2007 · 12 editions

Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for ano…

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4.32 · 2499 Ratings · 273 Reviews · published 2007 · 14 editions

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he he…

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Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

Who Was Queen Elizabeth I?

4.18 · 2917 Ratings · 316 Reviews · published 2008 · 11 editions

Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out fro…

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by June Eding

4.19 · 1601 Ratings · 146 Reviews · published 2008 · 13 editions

Our bestselling series is fit for a queen! The lif…

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Who Was Neil Armstrong?

Who Was George Washington?

4.14 · 1762 Ratings · 201 Reviews · published 2008 · 3 editions

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the mo…

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Who Was Walt Disney?

by Whitney Stewart

4.17 · 4852 Ratings · 608 Reviews · published 2009 · 21 editions

Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Ofte…

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4.14 · 2000 Ratings · 198 Reviews · published 2009 · 10 editions

In 1789, George Washington became the first presid…

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Who Was Claude Monet?

by Ann Waldron

4.06 · 737 Ratings · 83 Reviews · published 2009 · 14 editions

Claude Monet is considered one of the most influen…

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Who Was Pablo Picasso?

4.11 · 1009 Ratings · 89 Reviews · published 2009 · 16 editions

Over a long, turbulent life, Picasso continually d…

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Who Is Barack Obama?

Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?

4.19 · 1494 Ratings · 181 Reviews · published 2009 · 4 editions

As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made hist…

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by Margaret Frith

4.12 · 617 Ratings · 67 Reviews · published 2009 · 14 editions

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Who Was Jim Henson?

4.25 · 755 Ratings · 97 Reviews · published 2010 · 11 editions

Jim Henson broke into television with a five-minut…

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Who Was Rosa Parks?

4.29 · 2131 Ratings · 296 Reviews · published 2010 · 17 editions

In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat t…

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Who Was Jackie Robinson?

by Gail Herman

4.27 · 1605 Ratings · 198 Reviews · published 2010 · 13 editions

As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why no…

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Who Was Dr. Seuss?

4.26 · 2994 Ratings · 385 Reviews · published 2011 · 8 editions

Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a …

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Who Was Paul Revere?

4.09 · 771 Ratings · 63 Reviews · published 2011 · 5 editions

In 1775, Paul Revere of Boston made his now-famous…

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Who Was Babe Ruth?

4.22 · 1347 Ratings · 155 Reviews · published 2012 · 11 editions

Just in time for baseball season!

Babe Ruth came …

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Who Was Steve Jobs?

4.20 · 2203 Ratings · 247 Reviews · published 2012 · 16 editions

Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San …

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Who is J.K. Rowling?

4.21 · 3105 Ratings · 343 Reviews · published 2012 · 7 editions

Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn ab…

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Who Was Roald Dahl?

4.07 · 1591 Ratings · 190 Reviews · published 2012 · 11 editions

Just in time for Roahl Dahl Month!

Roald Dahl is on…

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Who Was Jane Goodall?

4.24 · 1931 Ratings · 191 Reviews · published 2012 · 7 editions

A life in the wild!

Jane Goodall, born in London, E…

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Who Is Bill Gates?

by Patricia Brennan Demuth

4.23 · 1248 Ratings · 127 Reviews · published 2013 · 7 editions

Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, …

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Who Was Sally Ride?

4.15 · 751 Ratings · 80 Reviews · published 2013 · 6 editions

In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Standford …

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Who Was Maurice Sendak?

Who Was Christopher Columbus?

4.02 · 363 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 2012 · 6 editions

It seems entirely fitting that Maurice Sendak was …

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Who Is Bob Dylan?

by Jim O'Connor

3.76 · 432 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 2013 · 10 editions

A Nobel Prize-winning singer-songwriter, musician,…

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3.91 · 761 Ratings · 90 Reviews · published 2013 · 8 editions

Learn all about Christopher Columbus' early life a…

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Who Is Michelle Obama?

Who Was Alexander Graham Bell?

4.26 · 939 Ratings · 108 Reviews · published 2013 · 6 editions

Born into a close knit family in Chicago, Michelle…

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Who Was Davy Crockett?

by Gail Herman

4.07 · 535 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 2013 · 6 editions

Davy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier, is a…

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Who Was Ernest Shackleton?

4.16 · 627 Ratings · 65 Reviews · published 2013 · 8 editions

Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the te…

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4.06 · 448 Ratings · 62 Reviews · published 2013 · 4 editions

As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing…

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Who Was Milton Hershey?

Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?

4.32 · 1573 Ratings · 185 Reviews · published 2013 · 15 editions

Discover the man behind the chocolate bar! Milton …

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by Patricia Brennan Demuth

4.21 · 1138 Ratings · 140 Reviews · published 2013 · 11 editions

Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books, based o…

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Who Was Frida Kahlo?

by Sarah Fabiny

4.12 · 1131 Ratings · 128 Reviews · published 2013 · 21 editions

You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo becau…

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Who Is Steven Spielberg?

by Stephanie Spinner

4.29 · 574 Ratings · 65 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions

While other kids played sports, Steven Spielberg w…

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Who Was Nelson Mandela?

4.20 · 954 Ratings · 101 Reviews · published 2013 · 24 editions

As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as …

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Who Was Abigail Adams?

4.08 · 896 Ratings · 68 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions

Abigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her …

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Who Was Louis Braille?

by Margaret Frith

4.16 · 600 Ratings · 73 Reviews · published 2014 · 15 editions

Louis Braille certainly wasn't your average teenag…

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Who Is Dolly Parton?

4.28 · 1066 Ratings · 120 Reviews · published 2014 · 9 editions

Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton …

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Who Is George Lucas?

Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?

4.20 · 917 Ratings · 81 Reviews · published 2014 · 10 editions

As a child his passions were comics and cars, but …

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Who Was Bruce Lee?

by Jim Gigliotti

4.18 · 885 Ratings · 83 Reviews · published 2014 · 8 editions

Excellent Book

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by Michael Burgan

4.29 · 627 Ratings · 75 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions

He was only 42 years old when he was sworn in as P…

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Who Were the Wright Brothers?

4.25 · 905 Ratings · 87 Reviews · published 2014 · 10 editions

Who Were the Wright Brothers? <> Paperback <> JimB…

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Who Was Robert E. Lee?

Who Was Ulysses S. Grant?

4.01 · 391 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions

Robert E. Lee seemed destined for greatness. His f…

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4.21 · 454 Ratings · 59 Reviews · published 2014 · 7 editions

Ulysses S. Grant certainly does not have the typic…

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Who Was Queen Victoria?

by Jim Gigliotti

4.06 · 787 Ratings · 82 Reviews · published 2014 · 12 editions

Her reign of 63 years and seven months is known as…

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Who Was Muhammad Ali?

4.27 · 826 Ratings · 111 Reviews · published 2014 · 10 editions

Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. won the world heavywei…

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Who Was Clara Barton?

by Stephanie Spinner

4.21 · 662 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions

Clarissa "Clara" Barton was a shy girl who grew up…

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Who Was Marie Curie?

Who Was Roberto Clemente?

4.27 · 1647 Ratings · 147 Reviews · published 2014 · 21 editions

Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie…

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Who Was Henry Ford?

by Michael Burgan

4.21 · 721 Ratings · 78 Reviews · published 2002 · 9 editions

Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford…

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Who Was Susan B. Anthony?

4.33 · 479 Ratings · 65 Reviews · published 2014 · 13 editions

Growing up the youngest of seven children in Puert…

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Who Was Julius Caesar?

by Nico Medina

4.07 · 752 Ratings · 72 Reviews · published 2014 · 9 editions

He came. He saw. He conquered. Julius Caesar was a…

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4.08 · 605 Ratings · 61 Reviews · published 2014 · 8 editions

Susan B. Anthony may be an international icon but …

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Who Was Rachel Carson?

by Sarah Fabiny

4.15 · 352 Ratings · 49 Reviews · published 2014 · 5 editions

Though she grew up in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel C…

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Who Was Isaac Newton?

Who Was Alfred Hitchcock?

4.11 · 962 Ratings · 75 Reviews · published 2014 · 9 editions

Isaac Newton was always a loner, preferring to spe…

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Who Was Gandhi?

by Dana Meachen Rau

4.15 · 1151 Ratings · 121 Reviews · published 2014 · 14 editions

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in Bri…

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4.08 · 448 Ratings · 57 Reviews · published 2014 · 5 editions

Known as one of the most influential filmmakers of…

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Who Was Genghis Khan?

by Nico Medina

4.03 · 735 Ratings · 68 Reviews · published 2014 · 9 editions

Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in ea…

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Who Was Betsy Ross?

4.05 · 623 Ratings · 72 Reviews · published 2014 · 8 editions

Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelp…

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Who Was Sitting Bull?

by Stephanie Spinner

4.13 · 511 Ratings · 62 Reviews · published 2014 · 10 editions

No one knew the boy they called “Jumping Badger” w…

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Who Was Charles Dickens?

Who Was Frederick Douglass?

4.15 · 427 Ratings · 37 Reviews · published 2014 · 9 editions

Who Was Charles Dickens?

A young boy who worked in …

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Who Was Andy Warhol?

by Kirsten Anderson

4.03 · 404 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 2014 · 7 editions

Best known for his screen prints of soup cans and …

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by April Jones Prince

4.30 · 679 Ratings · 76 Reviews · published 2014 · 5 editions

Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick D…

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Who Was Stan Lee?

by Geoff Edgers

4.32 · 1359 Ratings · 171 Reviews · published 2014 · 17 editions

Stanley Lieber was just seventeen when he got his …

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Who Is Gloria Steinem?

by Sarah Fabiny

4.00 · 316 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 2014 · 13 editions

As a field reporter in the 1960s, Gloria Steinem w…

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Who Was Jesse Owens?