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  • 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 Nelson Mandela?

    by Pam Pollack, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Stephen Marchesi ...
    Series series Who Was?
    As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa. He became the country’s first black president and went on to live his dream of change. This is an important and exciting addition to ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • 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 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

  • Who Is Neil deGrasse Tyson?

    by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Discover how Neil deGrasse Tyson became one of the world’s most successful and well-known scientists in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series.When he was nine years old, Neil deGrasse Tyson went on a trip that would change his life. While visiting the Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History in New York City, he discovered the world of astronomy and felt like the ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Who Was Susan B. Anthony?

    by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Mike Lacey ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Susan B. Anthony may be an international icon but her campaign for women’s rights had personal roots. Working as a school teacher in New York, Anthony refused to settle for less pay than her male colleagues which ignited her lifelong devotion to women’s equality. Anthony toured the United States and Europe giving speeches and publishing articles as one of the most important advocates of women’s ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Who Was Lucille Ball?

    by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Gregory Copeland ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Who doesn't love Lucy? The legendary actress, producer, and comedian steps into the Who Was? spotlight.Much like her hit TV show, I Love Lucy, Americans in the 1950s fell in love with Lucy. Born in New York in 1911, Lucille Ball was always a natural performer. She danced in the chorus of Broadway shows and acted in small parts in Hollywood movies. But Ball's true gift was comedy. She found a way ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Who Was J. R. R. Tolkien?

    by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Jonathan Moore ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Best known for his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and The 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 gifted with languages and used this skill as a signals officer in World War I as well as in his ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Who Was Alexander Hamilton?

    by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Dede Putra ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Read the story of the Founding Father who inspired the smash Broadway musical.Born in the British West Indies and orphaned as a child, Alexander Hamilton made his way to the American Colonies and studied to become a lawyer. He joined a local militia during the American Revolution, rose to the rank of Major General, and became the chief aide to General George Washington. After the war, he became ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Who Was Charles Dickens?

    by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Mark Edward Geyer ...
    Series series Who Was?
    As a child, Charles Dickens worked in a shoe polish factory where his gritty surroundings inspired some of the most memorable characters and settings in literary history. Known for his masterful storytelling in books like Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and A Christmas Carol, Dickens toured the globe as one of the most famous people of his era. Widely considered the greatest writer of the ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • 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