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  • Who Was Rachel Carson?

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    Though she grew up in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson dreamed of the sea. In 1936 she began work with the Bureau of Fisheries and soon after published Under the Sea Wind, her first of many nature bo… [more below]

    • Series: Who Was…?
    • Author: Fabiny, Sarah
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: October 30 2014
    • ISBN10: 0448479591
    • Language: English
  • Who Was Duke Ellington?

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    How did a working-class young man from Washington, DC, turn the music world on its head and become the “Master Of Jazz”? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library!

    A pivotal fixture of the Harle

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    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Payne, M. D.
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: December 01 2020
    • ISBN10: 039953962X
    • Language: English
  • Who Was Alexander Graham Bell?

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    Did you know that Bell’s amazing invention–the telephone–stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a tel… [more below]

    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Bader, Bonnie
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: October 31 2013
    • ISBN10: 0448464608
    • Language: English
  • Who Was Shirley Chisholm?

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    Read all about about the first Black woman to be elected to Congress in this empowering addition to the Who Was? series.

    Shirley Chisholm showed interest in politics early on, majoring in sociology at

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    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Hubbard, Crystal
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: December 24 2024
    • ISBN10: 0593750268
    • Language: English
  • Who Was Robert E. Lee?

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    Robert E. Lee seemed destined for greatness. His father was a Revolutionary War hero and at West Point he graduated second in his class In 1861, when the Southern states seceded from the Union, Lee w… [more below]

    • Series: Who Was…?
    • Author: Bader, Bonnie
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: June 26 2014
    • ISBN10: 0448479095
    • Language: English
  • Who Is Bob Dylan?

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    A Nobel Prize-winning singer-songwriter, musician, and artist, Bob Dylan is an American icon. In the past five decades, Dylan’s work has influenced everyone from John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, and Da… [more below]

    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: O’Connor, Jim
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: June 27 2013
    • ISBN10: 0448464616
    • Language: English
  • Who Was Milton Bradley?

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    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

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    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Anderson, Kirsten
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: August 02 2016
    • ISBN10: 0448488477
    • Language: English
  • Who Are the Rolling Stones?

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    Follow the bad boys of rock and roll from their beginnings in London to their unparalleled success around the world.

    Starting out over fifty years ago, the Rolling Stones took the music of the blues a

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    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Rau, Dana Meachen
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: April 04 2017
    • ISBN10: 1101995580
    • Language: English
  • Who Was Jules Verne?

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    Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne.

    Born in France in 1829, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his f

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    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Buckley, James
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: June 07 2016
    • ISBN10: 0448488507
    • Language: English
  • Who Was Julia Child?

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    Born in California in 1912, Julia Child enlisted in the Army and met her future husband, Paul, during World War II. She discovered her love of French food while stationed in Paris and enrolled in Le C… [more below]

    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Edgers, Geoff
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: October 06 2015
    • ISBN10: 0448482975
    • Language: English
  • Who Was Norman Rockwell?

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    Brush up your knowledge on popular American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell with this exciting Who Was? title.

    Norman Rockwell often painted what he saw around him in nostalgic and humorous wa

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    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Fabiny, Sarah
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: April 02 2019
    • ISBN10: 0448488647
    • Language: English
  • Who Were Stanley and Livingstone?

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    Join the American journalist Henry Morton Stanley on his amazing quest to find David Livingstone, England’s most celebrated explorer, in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series![more below]

    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Gigliotti, Jim
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: December 07 2021
    • ISBN10: 0399544194
    • Language: English
  • Who Is Rupaul?

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    Learn how this Emmy-winning host, producer, and television personality became the world’s most famous drag queen.

    RuPaul Andre Charles always knew he was meant to be a performer. Even as a young child

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    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Medina, Nico
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: May 11 2021
    • ISBN10: 0593222695
    • Language: English
  • Who Was Levi Strauss?

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    How did an immigrant who sold sewing supplies in New York City reinvent himself in the American West by creating the most iconic pair of pants in the world? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ lib[more below]

    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Labrecque, Ellen
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: March 09 2021
    • ISBN10: 0448488566
    • Language: English
  • Who Is Oprah Winfrey?

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    The story of how a young Southern girl who was raised on a pig farm became one of the most influential and inspiring people in the world.

    We all know Oprah Winfrey as a talk-show host, actress, produc

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    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Kramer, Barbara
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: July 02 2019
    • ISBN10: 1524787507
    • Language: English
  • Who Is R. L. Stine?

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    Reader beware! The biography of R. L. Stine, author of the hugely popular Goosebumps series, is a scary-good time!

    R. L. Stine began writing stories at the age of nine, after finding a typewriter in

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    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Payne, M. D.
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: August 06 2019
    • ISBN10: 039953959X
    • Language: English
  • Who Was Jim Henson?

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    Jim Henson broke into television with a five-minute puppetry segment when he was only a freshman in college. He created puppets like none ever seen before, with expressive fabric faces and rod-control… [more below]

    • Series: Who Was…?
    • Author: Holub, Joan
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: July 08 2010
    • ISBN10: 0448454068
    • Language: English
  • Who Is Dale Earnhardt Jr.?

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    Rev your engines and get ready for this exciting look at how Dale Earnhardt Jr. lived up to his family legacy and became one of the greatest professional stock car racing drivers in the world.

    No one

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    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Stabler, David
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: January 04 2022
    • ISBN10: 0593225961
    • Language: English
  • The Who Was? Trivia Book

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    History’s most famous figures are showcased in this funny and factual trivia book, based on the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series!

    What do you get when you mix Jeopardy-style fun facts wi

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    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Elling, Brian
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: January 18 2022
    • ISBN10: 0593222237
    • Language: English
  • Who Is Shaun White?

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    Read about American snowboarder Shaun White and his epic career in this exciting addition to the Who Was? series.

    Shaun White, known as “The Flying Tomato” because of his bright red hair, received his

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    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Pryor, Shawn
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: October 08 2024
    • ISBN10: 0593750802
    • Language: English
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