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Who Is Aretha Franklin? by Nicolas David Medina; Gregory Copeland (Illustrator); Who HQ
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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 Dolly Parton? by Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator); True Kelley; Who HQ
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Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Who Was? Ser.
Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties. Of course, her success didn't stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author, businesswoman, an ...Show more
Who Is the Dalai Lama? by Dana Meachen Rau; Dede Putra (Illustrator); Who HQ
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Category: Non-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 Alexander the Great? by Robin H. Waterfield; Kathryn Waterfield; Andrew Thomson (Illustrator); Who HQ
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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
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Category: Non-Fiction | 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 Galileo? by Patricia Brennan Demuth
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Category: 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
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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 J. R. R. Tolkien? by Pamela D. Pollack; Meg Belviso; Jonathan Moore (Illustrator); Nancy Harrison (Illustrator); Who HQ; Tomie dePaola
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Category: 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
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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
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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 Julius Caesar by MEDINA NICO
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A biography of Roman emperor Julius Caesar, covering his childhood, rise to power, conquest of Gaul, and assassination as well as other topics, and presents information on life in the Roman Empire.
Who Was Marie Curie? by Megan Stine
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Category: 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