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Set of 19 - Creative
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Who Was?
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Book 1: Who Was
Beatrix Potter?
Born into wealth in
1860's London, Beatrix
Potter always had a
vivid imagination. Her
early interests included
natural history and
archaeology, and Potter
delighted in sketching
fossils and fungi. After
briefly illustrating
Christmas cards with her
brother, Bertram, Potter
wrote and illustrated
her well-known book, The
Tale of Peter Rabbit.
The book was rejected by
several publishers until
Frederick Warne
eventually took a risk
and published the story
in 1902—a risk that paid
off. Peter Rabbit was a
huge success and readers
loved hearing about
Peter's mischievous
adventures in the lush
English countryside. As
she got older, Beatrix
Potter became a proud
conservationist, working
hard to defend the
landscape she loved so
well against
industrialization and
logging. Now over one
hundred years old, Peter
Rabbit and his animal
friends have become
cultural touchstones and
continue to delight
readers of all ages.
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Book 2: Who Was Charles
Dickens?
As a child, Charles
Dickens worked in a shoe
polish factory where his
gritty surroundings
inspired some of the most
memorable characters and
settings in literary
history. Known for his
masterful storytelling in
books like Oliver Twist,
Great Expectations, and A
Christmas Carol, Dickens
toured the globe as one of
the most famous people of
his era. Widely considered
the greatest writer of the
Victorian age, Dickens's
literary masterpieces
continue to amuse and
inspire writers and
readers alike.
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Book 3: Who Was
Claude Monet?
Claude Monet is
considered one of the
most influential artists
of all time. He is a
founder of the French
Impressionist art
movement, and today his
paintings sell for
millions of dollars.
While Monet was alive,
however, his work was
often criticized and he
struggled financially.
With over one hundred
black-and-white
illustrations, this book
unveils a true portrait
of the artist!
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Book 4: Who Was
Dr. Seuss?
Ted Geisel loved to doodle
from the time he was a
kid. He had an offbeat,
fun-loving personality. He
often threw dinner parties
where guests wore
outrageous hats! And he
donned quirky hats when
thinking up ideas for
books-?like his classic
The Cat in the Hat.
Book 5: Who Was
Frank Lloyd Wright?
Born in Wisconsin in
1867, Frank Lloyd Wright
became obsessed with a set
of building blocks his
mother had given to him on
his ninth birthday. He
grew up to become the
father of organic
architecture and the
greatest American
architect of all time,
having designed more than
1,100 buildings during his
lifetime.
These included private
homes—such as the
stunning Fallingwater,
churches, temples, a
hotel, and the
world-famous Guggenheim
Museum in New York City.
When asked how he could
create so many designs, he
answered, "I can't get
them out fast enough."
Frank Lloyd Wright was a
man ahead of his time who
could barely keep up with
his own ideas!
Book 6: Who Was
Jules 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 father and have his
dreams dashed. After his
father made him swear to
only travel "in his
imagination," Verne kept
his promise for the rest
of his life. He began
writing adventure stories
as a young man and became
a popular writer
throughout France. Known
for mixing scientific
discovery and literature
in his books like Twenty
Thousand Leagues Under the
Sea and Around the World
in 80 Days, Verne is often
called "The Father of
Science Fiction."
Book 7: Who Was
J.R.R. Tolkien?
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. He was
naturally gifted with
languages and used this
skill as a signals
officer in World War I
as well as in his
fantasy writing. By
creating alternate
universes and inventing
languages in his work he
demonstrated that
imaginary realms were
not just for children.
Fondly remembered as the
"Father of High
Fantasy," Tolkien's
books have inspired
blockbuster movies and
legions of fans.
Book 8: Who Was
Mark Twain?
A humorist, narrator,
and social observer, Mark
Twain is unsurpassed in
American literature. Best
known as the author of The
Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn, Mark Twain, not
unlike his protagonist,
Huck, has a restless
spirit. He found adventure
prospecting for silver in
Nevada, navigating
steamboats down the
Mississippi, and making
people laugh around the
world. But Twain also had
a serious streak and
decried racism and
injustice. His fascinating
life is captured candidly
in this enjoyable
biography.
Book 9: Who Was
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 laid
off and losing his first
wife. These experiences
gave Bradley the idea for
his first board game: The
Checkered Game of Life. He
produced and sold Life
across the country and it
quickly became a national
sensation.
Working with his company,
the Milton Bradley
Company, he continued to
produce board games,
crayons, and kid-friendly
school supplies for the
rest of his life. He is
often credited as the
father of board games, and
the Milton Bradley Company
has created Battleship,
Jenga, Yahtzee, Trouble,
and many more classic
games.
Book 10: Who Was
William Shakespeare?
The beloved plays of
Shakespeare are still
produced everywhere, yet
the life of the world's
most famous playwright
remains largely a mystery.
Young Will left the town
of Stratford to pursue
theater in London, where
his work eventually
thrived and made him a
famous and wealthy man.
With black-and-white
illustrations that include
a diagram of the famous
Globe theater, Celeste
Davidson Mannis puts
together the pieces of
Shakespeare's life and
work for young readers.
Book 11: Who Was
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Born in Austria in
1756, Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart composed his first
piece of music, a minuet,
when he was just five
years old! Soon after, he
was performing for kings
and emperors. Although he
died at the young age of
thirty-five, Mozart left a
legacy of more than 600
works. This fascinating
biography charts the
musician's extraordinary
career and personal life
while painting a vivid
cultural history of
eighteenth-century Europe.
Book 12: Who Were
the Brothers Grimm
Known as the keepers
of modern-day fairy tales,
The Brothers Grimm are as
legendary as their
stories. Jacob and Wilhelm
Grimm were born in 1780s
Germany and were
inseparable throughout
their childhood. While
pursuing their law
degrees, the two became
fascinated with folktales
and folk songs. Together,
they researched and
published centuries of
folklore in their famous
early nineteenth-century
compilation, Children's
and Household Tales.
Thanks to the Brothers
Grimm, German folk tales
like "Rumpelstiltskin,"
"Little Red Ridinghood,"
and "Hansel and Gretel"
are enjoyed by children
everywhere.
Book 13: Who
Was Edger Allan Poe?
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
subsequently failed out of
West Point. His first
published story, The
Raven, was a huge success,
but his joy was
overshadowed by the death
of his wife. Poe devoted
his life to writing and
his tragic life often
inspired his work. He is
considered to be the
inventor of detective
fiction and the father of
American mystery writers.
His work continues to
influence popular culture
through films, music,
literature, and
television.
Book 14: Who Was
Jane Austin?
Although Jane Austen’s
works were first published
anonymously and brought
her little personal
recognition, today they
are rarely out of print
and have inspired movies,
television shows and
mini-series, literary
anthologies, and many
other adaptations all
around the world. Her
writing—principally her
five novels—is a critique
of the British landed
gentry at the end of the
eighteenth century, and
often a comment on the
pursuit of a “good match”
in matters of marriage.
Pride and Prejudice, Sense
and Sensibility, Mansfield
Park, Emma, and Northanger
Abbey remain her most
famous works. Who Was Jane
Austen? reveals the life
of this most private
author.
Book 15: Who Was
Lewis Carroll?
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
and Through the Looking
Glass, by one of the
Dean's daughters, Alice
Liddell. The books were
hugely successful and
brought Carroll wide
acclaim, especially for
the nonsense poems
"Jabberwocky" and The
Hunting of the Snark
Children and adults
continue to be delighted
by the fantasy of the
Alice stories, which have
been the basis of plays
and movies since their
publication in Victorian
England during the 1860s
and 1870s.
Book 16:
Who Was Robert Ripley?
Enter a world of
shrunken heads, mystic
holy men, shriveled
aliens, and bizarre relics
in the delightfully odd
tale of Robert Ripley.
Born in California, Ripley
began his career as a
sports cartoonist. He went
on to chronicle global
records and oddities in
his weekly column, Believe
It Or Not! After
publishing mogul William
Randolph Hearst took an
interest in the column, it
became a syndicated global
success. Ripley spent his
life traveling to more
than 200 countries in
search of strange objects
and interesting facts. His
penchant for the peculiar
launched an entertainment
empire, and his collection
of artifacts can be seen
worldwide at his famous
Odditoriums. Believe It Or
Not!
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