Overview :Born in 1925, Maria Tallchief spent part of her childhood on an Osage reservation in Oklahoma. With the support of her family and world-reno... Read More
Overview :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,... Read More
Overview :Claude Monet is considered one of the most influential artists of all time. He is a founder of the French Impressionist art movement, and to... Read More
Overview :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... Read More
Overview :This fascinating addition to the best-selling Who Was...? series does not settle questions of theology. Instead, it presents young readers w... Read More
Overview :You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all--with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave... Read More
Overview :Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford's humble beginnings were no match for his ambition. Ford quickly created a manufacturing ... Read More
Overview :Filled with broken hearts and black ravens, Edgar Allan Poe's ghastly tales have delighted readers for centuries. Born in Boston in 1809, Po... Read More
Overview :From his childhood in rural Illinois to moviemaking days in Hollywood and on to a career in politics that took him all the way to the Oval O... Read More
Overview :In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common for any young girl. But Hitler brought her childhood to an end an... Read More
Overview :Discover the man behind the chocolate bar Milton Hershey's life was filled with invention and innovation. As a young man, he was not afraid... Read More
Overview :Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and ... Read More
Overview :Davy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier, is a man of legend. He is said to have killed his first bear when he was three years old. His ... Read More
Overview :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 ... Read More
Overview :You want girl power? Meet Annie Oakley Born in 1860, she became one of the best-loved and most famous women of her generation. She amazed a... Read More
Overview :Hold on to your Viking helmets as you learn about the first known European to set foot on North America in this exciting addition to the Who... Read More
Overview :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... Read More
Overview :Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age--literally (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of t... Read More
Overview :For a long time, the main role of First Ladies was to act as hostesses of the White House...until Eleanor Roosevelt. Born in 1884, Eleanor w... Read More
Overview :Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the c... Read More