Series:

Who Was...?

12 total works

Cover of Who Is Barack Obama?
As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made history as our first African-American president. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography is perfect for primary graders looking for a longer, fuller life story than is found in the author's bestselling beginning reader Barack Obama: United States President.

Cover of Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
Although polio left him wheelchair bound, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during the Great Depression and served as president during World War II. Elected four times, he spent thirteen years in the White House. How he led the country through tremendously difficult problems, much like the ones facing America today, makes for a timely and engrossing biography.

Cover of Quien Fue Franklin Roosevelt?
Who was Franklin Roosevelt? A boy who loved sailing, riding horses, and football? A man left crippled by polio? The only president of the United States elected four times? All of the above! Find out more about the real life Franklin Roosevelt in this illustrated biography.

"¿Quién fue Franklin Roosevelt? Un muchacho a quien le encantaba navegar, montar a caballo, y jugar fúbol americano? Un hombre que quedó paralitico por la polio? El único presidente de Estados Unidos que ha sido elegido cuatro veces? ¡Todas las anteriores! aprende más acerca de Franklin Roosevelt con esta divertida y fascinante biografía ilustrada."--Back cover.

Cover of Who Was Thomas Jefferson
Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. The shy Virginia statesman refused at first, but then went on to author one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents. The third U.S. president, Jefferson was also an architect, inventor, musician, farmer, and-what is certainly the most troubling aspect of his life-a slave owner. Finally, here's a biography for kids that unveils the many facets of this founding father's remarkable and complicated life.

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Who Was Louis Braille?

by Margaret Frith

Published 13 March 2014
Louis Braille certainly wasn't your average teenager. Blind from the age of four, he was only fifteen when in 1824 he invented a reading system that converted printed words into columns of raised dots. Through touch, Braille opened the world of books to the sightless, and almost two hundred years later, no one has ever improved upon his simple, brilliant idea.

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Who Was Neil Armstrong?

by Roberta Edwards

Published 1 October 2008
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a "giant leap for mankind." This Eagle Scout built his own model planes as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental aircraft before becoming an astronaut. Over 80 black-and-white illustrations bring Armstrong's story to life.

Cover of Who Was George Washington?

Who Was George Washington?

by Roberta Edwards

Published 1 January 2009
In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. With over 100 black-and-white illustrations, Washington's fascinating story comes to life - revealing the real man, not just the face on the dollar bill!

Cover of Who Was Sacagawea?
Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history, traveling 4500 miles by foot, canoe, and horse-all while carrying a baby on her back! Without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition might have failed. Through this engaging book, kids will understand the reasons that today, 200 years later, she is still remembered and immortalized on a golden dollar coin.

Cover of Who Was Ben Franklin?

Who Was Ben Franklin?

by Dennis Brindell Fradin

Published 1 February 2002
Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers! Full of all the details kids will want to know, the true story of Benjamin Franklin is by turns sad and funny, but always honest and awe-inspiring.

Cover of Who Was Woodrow Wilson?

Who Was Woodrow Wilson?

by Margaret Frith

Published 31 July 2015

Cover of Quien Fue Woodrow Wilson?

Quien Fue Woodrow Wilson?

by Margaret Frith

Published 1 January 2016

Cover of Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?

Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?

by Margaret Frith

Published 12 January 2005
One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison’s inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera. As a boy, observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a playmate a mixture of worms and water to see if she could fly! Here’s an accessible, appealing biography with 100 black-and-white illustrations.