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  • What Was the Alamo?

    by Meg Belviso, Pam Pollack, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by David Groff ...
    Series series What Was?
    "Remember the Alamo!" is still a rallying cry more than 175 years after the siege in Texas, where a small band of men held off about two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days. The Alamo was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • What Do We Know About Zombies?

    by Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Andrew Thomson ...
    Series series What Do We Know About?
    The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Are zombies real, myth, or legend? Find out all we know about the history of zombies.Zombies—the undead—have long been a subject of fascination. But can the dead really be brought back to life?When explorer William Seabrook first recorded details of his travels in Haiti in 1929, he explained witnessing ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Who Was Joan of Arc?

    by Meg Belviso, Pam Pollack, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Andrew Thomson ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Joan of Arc was born in a small French village during the worst period of the Hundred Years' War. For generations, France had been besieged by the British. At age 11, Joan began to see religious visions telling her to join forces with the King of France. By the time she was a teenager, she was leading troops into battle in the name of her country. Though she was captured and executed for her ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Who Was Alex Trebek?

    by Meg Belviso, Who HQ, Pam Pollack ...
    Illustrated by Ted Hammond ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Clue: A former journalist who became the beloved host of America's favorite game show and quiz competition. Answer: Who Was Alex Trebek?, the latest title in the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series.Born in Ontario, Canada, in 1940, Alex Trebek grew up listening to the radio and hoping to one day become a broadcaster. His dream became a reality when he was hired as a reporter for the Canadian ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Who Is George Lucas?

    by Meg Belviso, Pam Pollack, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Ted Hammond ...
    Series series Who Was?
    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 and Magic, which transformed special sound and visual effects throughout the Hollywood film ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Who Was Lizzie Borden?

    by Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Stephen Marchesi ...
    Series series Who Was?
    How did a young woman who was devoted to helping others become the prime suspect in her parents' gruesome deaths? Learn everything we know about the mysterious case of Lizzie Borden in this compelling biography.In August of 1892, the Borden family housekeeper found a horrific scene: Mr. and Mrs. Borden both murdered in their own home. There were no signs of forced entry, and no sign that a ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Halloween Night on Shivermore Street

    by Meg Belviso, Pam Pollack ...
    Illustrated by Randy DuBurke ...
    There's a Halloween party on Shivermore Street, and everyone—from dancing mummies to musical witches—is coming. There'll be whipped-cream-covered ants, pumpkin carving, apple bobbing, and a special surprise when the masks come off at the end of the night. This is a party you don't want to miss! ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • Who Was Lewis Carroll?

    by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Joseph J. M. Qiu ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Meet the man who created Alice, the Mad Hatter, and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum!Lewis Carroll is the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, a mathematician and church deacon, who taught at Oxford University. He was inspired to write his best known works, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, by one of the Dean's daughters, Alice Liddell. The books were hugely successful and ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Who Was Catherine the Great?

    by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Dede Putra ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Learn how a Prussian princess grew up to be Russia's longest-ruling female leader!Born in 1729, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs was never supposed to come to power. But at age sixteen, she married the heir to the Russian throne. By 1762, Sophie, known now as Catherine, overthrew her immature and incompetent husband, Peter III, to lead the nation. Catherine became the sole ruler of Russia.This ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Who Was Alfred Hitchcock?

    by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Jonathan Moore ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Known as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, Alfred Hitchcock’s unique vision in movies like Psycho and The Birds sent shivers down our spines and shockwaves through the film industry. His innovative camera techniques have been studied for decades and his gift for storytelling cemented his place in history. Many directors make great movies, but the genius of Hitchcock helped make ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Who Was Steve Jobs?

    by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by John O'Brien ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years. In this Who Was…? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and run Apple, in addition to turning Pixar into a ground-breaking animation studio. A college dropout, Jobs took unconventional steps in his path to success ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Who Is Bono?

    by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Andrew Thomson ...
    Series series Who Was?
    How did an Irish schoolboy become the lead singer of a world-famous rock band and the founder of several humanitarian groups? Track Bono's rise to fame in this exciting addition to the Who Was? series.By age 16, Paul David Hewson was such a good singer that he had earned the nickname "Bono Vox," a Latin phrase that translates to "good voice." When he became the frontman of the newly formed rock ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook