Biography

A young boy who loved studying historyA master teacher known as Kong FuziA Chinese philosopher who explained how to treat others well and how to...

A young woman who worked as an assistant kindergarten teacherA bride whose fairy-tale wedding was watched on TV by about 750 million people arou...

A young girl who loved to writeA beloved English author whose work poked gentle fun at the world around herAn eighteenth-century woman whose boo...

A young boy who worked in a shoe-polish factoryA world-famous speaker who traveled the globeThe greatest writer of the Victorian era As a child, Ch...

A woman who could not see or hearA best-selling authorA famous world traveler At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world ...

A woman who could not see or hearA best-selling authorA famous world traveler At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world ...

A young boy whose father owned a marble quarryA talented man who was a painter, a sculptor, and a poetThe great artist who created the statue of...

A little girl with a big imaginationA teenager who stood up to bulliesThe creator of a boy wizard named Harry Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids...

Just in time for Roahl Dahl Month!Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children’s book authors ever. Now in this Who Was . . . ? biography, childre...

A little girl whose dream was to live among wild chimpsA brave young woman who made her dream come trueA world-famous scientist and animal rights c...

A young girl who dreamed of becoming a doctorA woman who loved the beauty of her native MexicoOne of the most famous female artists of all time You...

A boy who drew funny pictures of his neighborsA younger soldier in AfricaA world-famous painter Claude Monet is considered one of the most influ...

A young girl who grew up on a dairy farm in WisconsinAn inspired artist known for her stunning paintings of flowers and landscapesThe legendary ...

A young girl who grew up on a Christmas tree farm in PennsylvaniaA talented singer who writes her own songs and plays several instruments, inclu...

Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was...? biogra...

In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Marie Curie, the Nobel Prize–...

*Sunday Times bestseller* *As featured in The New York Times* From the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG D...

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Stephen Hawking, t...

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Vivienne Westwood,...

Discover the remarkable life of Jane Austen, the great British novelist, in this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS serie...

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Jesse Owens, the g...

In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Marcus Rashford, the world-famous football...

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Nelson ...

From the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Hedy Lamarr, the actress and inventor whose curiosity broke bo...