Who Is/Was Series Book Set (2- or 3-Piece)

Who Was/Is Series

• Publisher: Penguin Workshop
• Length: 112 pages
• Age range: 8–12 years
• Paperback

Who Was Alexander Hamilton?

• Author: Pam Pollack
• Release date: 08/22/2017
• Product dimensions: 7.6” x 5.4” x 0.3”

Synopsis: Life and accomplishments of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers and the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasure.

Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

• Author: Janet B. Pascal
• Release date: 11/20/2008
• Features black-and-white illustrations and maps
• Product dimensions: 7.6” x 5.3” x 0.3”

Synopsis: One of the most illustrious presidents of the USA, born into a family of farmers. Worked to end slavery in the United States and served as president during the Civil War.

Who Was Jesus?

• Author: Ellen Morgan
• Release date: 02/05/2015
• Product dimensions: 7.6” x 5.4” x 0.3”

Synopsis: This book covers what is historically known about Jesus, and describes the early beginnings of Christianity.

Who Is Pope Francis?

• Author: Stephanie Spinner
• Release date: 08/08/2017
• Includes eighty illustrations
• Product dimensions: 7.7” x 5.4” x 0.2”

Synopsis: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a Jesuit priest from Argentina who later became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, then a cardinal, and in 2013 was chosen as the 266th Pope.

Who Was Albert Einstein?

• Author: Jess Brallier
• Release date: 02/18/2002
• Product dimensions: 7.6” x 5.3” x 0.2”

Synopsis: Story of the German-born genius theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity.

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?

• Author: Roberta Edwards
• Release date: 09/08/2005
• Product dimensions: 7.6” x 5.3” x 0.3”

Synopsis: Gifted Renaissance painter, musician, and inventor, the author of the mysterious Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian Man.

Who Was George Washington Carver?

• Author: Jim Gigliotti
• Release date: 12/29/2015
• Product dimensions: 7.6” x 5.2” x 0.3”

Synopsis: A Missouri-born slave, Carver became the first black student at Iowa State Agricultural College and its first black professor at a later time. His work with vegetables changed agriculture forever.

Who Was King Tut?

• Author: Roberta Edwards
• Release date: 03/02/2006
• Product dimensions: 7.6” x 5.4” x 0.3”

Synopsis: The story of the ancient Egyptian ruler, his tomb’s discovery, and the mummy curses.

Who Was Blackbeard?

• Author: James Buckley Jr.
• Release date: 11/10/2015
• Product dimensions: 7.6” x 5.3” x 0.2”

Synopsis: The legendary pirate with a fearsome reputation, Edward Teach was one of the most illustrious characters who shaped the idea of a pirate as we know it.

Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

• Author: Bonnie Bader
• Release date: 12/27/2007
• Product dimensions: 7.7’ x 5.4” x 0.2”

Synopsis: Remarkable freedom fighter who organized black people in the US to peacefully rally for their basic civil rights.

Who Was Frederick Douglass?

• Author: April Jones Prince
• Release date: 12/26/2014
• Product dimensions: 7.7” x 5.3” x 0.3”

Synopsis: One of the most famous abolitionists and social reformer of the nineteenth century and a friend of Abraham Lincoln. Creator of antislavery writings, including his famous autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.

Who Was Walt Disney?

• Author: Whitney Stewart
• Release date: 04/16/2009
• Product dimensions: 7.7” x 5.3” x 0.3”
• This book is not authorized, licensed or endorsed by the Walt Disney Company or any affiliate

Synopsis: Story of the creator of the world-famous brand, film producer, animator, voice actor, and a pioneer of the animation industry.

Who Was Dr. Seuss?

• Author: Janet B. Pascal
• Release date: 07/07/2011
• Product dimensions: 7.6” x 5.3’ x 0.3”

Synopsis: Quirky writer and illustrator who loved to play with words, creator of well-known and loved characters.

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