Who Were The Three Stooges?

by Pam Pollack

Published 18 October 2016
Discover more about the comedy team that perfected the art of the pie fight!

The Three Stooges were the hardworking children of immigrants and discovered a love of performing at an early age. Starting out as a vaudeville act, they soon transitioned into movies, becoming a worldwide sensation...Read more

Who Is Bono?

by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso

Published 2 October 2018
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...Read more

Who Was Steve Jobs?

by Meg Belviso and Pam Pollack

Published 1 March 2012
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...Read more

Who Is George Lucas?

by Meg Belviso and Pam Pollack

Published 1 May 2014
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...Read more

Who Was Nelson Mandela?

by Pam Pollack

Published 9 January 2014
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...Read more

Who Was Alfred Hitchcock?

by Meg Belviso and Pam Pollack

Published 4 December 2014
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...Read more

Quien Fue Nelson Mandela?

by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso

Published 1 January 2016
Aprende más acerca de Nelson Mandela con esta entretenida y fascinante biografía ilustrada.

Who Was Lucille Ball?

by Meg Belviso and Pamela D. Pollack

Published 7 February 2017
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...Read more

Each illustrated spread focuses on different topics - from birth and the toddler years up to the present and dreams for the future. Create your own family tree, list your BFFs, pets, and favourite subjects, food, and hobbies. When completed, readers will have an up to the minute autobiography...Read more

Who Was Alexander Hamilton?

by Meg Belviso and Pam Pollack

Published 22 August 2017
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,...Read more

Who Was Catherine the Great?

by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso

Published 2 February 2021
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...Read more

Who Was Celia Cruz?

by Meg Belviso and Pam Pollack

Published 4 August 2020
How did a working-class girl from Cuba become a symbol of artistic freedom for Cuban Americans and the "Queen of Salsa"? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library!

Although her family and friends know her as Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso, the...Read more

Who Was Lewis Carroll?

by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso

Published 3 October 2017
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...Read more

Who Is J.K. Rowling?

by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso

Published 1 August 2012
Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator!

In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in...Read more

Who Was Joan of Arc?

by Meg Belviso and Pam Pollack

Published 1 March 2016
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...Read more

Who Is Hillary Clinton?

by Tomie dePaola

Published 2 August 2016
Who Is Hillary Clinton? Readers of our New York Times best-selling series can find out now!

At age fourteen, Hillary Clinton thought it would be thrilling to become an astronaut, so she sent an application to NASA. The reply was a flat out rejection: the space program didn't...Read more

Who Was Marie Antoinette?

by Tomie dePaola

Published 6 October 2015
From the palaces of Austria to the mirrored halls of Versailles, Marie Antoinette led a charmed life. She was born into royalty in 1755 and married the future king of France at age 15. By 21 she ascended to the throne and enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of masquerade balls,...Read more

Who Was Edgar Allan Poe?

by Tomie dePaola

Published 11 August 2015
Filled with broken hearts and black ravens, Edgar Allan Poe's ghastly tales have delighted readers for centuries. Born in Boston in 1809, Poe was orphaned at age two. He was soon adopted by a Virginia family who worked as tombstone merchants. In 1827 he enlisted in the Army and...Read more

Who Was Milton Bradley?

by Tomie dePaola

Published 2 August 2016
Meet the man behind the board games: Milton Bradley.

Born in Maine in 1836, Milton Bradley moved with his family to the working-class city of Lowell, Massachusetts, at age 11. His early life consisted of several highs and lows, from graduating high school and attending Harvard to getting...Read more

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....Read more