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From the Chelsea House Black Americans of Achievement series, this biography focuses on one of today’s most talented and popular screen stars. Denzel Washington rose to stardom, won an Academy Award, and was named one of the most popular movie stars in 1998.

Did you know that Amelia Earhart loved heights so much she built a roller coaster in her backyard? Or that she used to race worms with her sister? Bet you didn’t know that she took photographs of garbage cans to pay for flying lessons! Siblings Paige and Turner do - and they’ve collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the legendary pilot, from her childhood in the rural Midwest and the spark of her passion for flying to her record-smashing flights and her infamous disappearance over the Pacific Ocean. 

This is a story from the More Famous Composers collection.

Educational podcast for children in which we travel to Renaissance Italy, more than 500 years ago, to meet one of the most brilliant minds in history: Leonardo da Vinci. In this episode of "History Has a Voice," we will land in Florence to discover how one man could be a painter, inventor, anatomist, and architect all at the same time. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in the village of Vinci and was a self-taught child who learned by observing nature, from the flight of birds to the flow of water.

Learn all about one of Broadway's most beloved figures in this inspiring biography about Stephen Sondheim that highlights his award-winning musicals and fan-favorite songs! Stephen Sondheim is one of Broadway's most cherished songwriters and the creator of American theater blockbusters like Into...

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a German composer and pianist of the Romantic era, known for blending classical traditions with emotional depth and complexity. A perfectionist, he destroyed many early works, striving for the highest quality. Brahms composed in nearly every genre—symphonies, concertos, chamber music, piano works, and choral compositions.

Taylor Swift has dominated the music industry for years. Known for her witty lyrics, star-studded career, and close connection with her fans, Swift is well-regarded by critics and industry pros alike. While on break from her successful Eras Tour, she released her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, which immediately went to the top of the Billboard chart in April 2024.

Podcast educativo para niños en el que viajamos a la Italia del Renacimiento, hace más de 500 años, para conocer a una de las mentes más brillantes de la historia: Leonardo da Vinci. En este episodio de "La Historia tiene voz" aterrizaremos en Florencia para descubrir cómo un solo hombre pudo ser pintor, inventor, anatomista y arquitecto al mismo tiempo. Leonardo nació en 1452 en la villa de Vinci y fue un niño autodidacta que aprendió observando la naturaleza: desde el vuelo de los pájaros hasta el fluir del agua.

This fascinating addition to the best-selling Who Was...? series does not settle questions of theology. Instead, it presents young readers with a biography that covers what is known historically about Jesus and places in his life in the context of his world when Jerusalem was part of the Roman...

Told in a new Who HQ Now format for trending topics, this Who Was? biography details NBA superstar Kobe Bryant's legendary career and the impact of his legacy on the sports world and beyond. Kobe Bryant was just an eighteen-year-old high-school basketball player when he decided to enter the...

From his earliest childhood, C.S. Lewis loved to hear and tell stories. Persuaded that stories could reveal the truth about the real world in a unique way, the literature professor would write more than thirty books, including science fiction, theology, literary criticism, and fantasy. (1898...

The 18th book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Walt Disney, who made dreams come true. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically...

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 and blended it into rock and roll to create their own unique sound. Decades later, they are still...

Newbery Honor Book Pura Belpré Author Award Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Odyssey Honor Audiobook A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir—adapted for audio—about a Mexican-American boy’s family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico...

Explore the life and achievements of Rachel Carson, a ground-breaking scientist who worked to protect the Earth.

Learn the inspiring story of the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds' legendary outfielder Ken Griffey Jr.! One of the many riveting listens in the Baseball Biography books series by Clayton Geoffreys. In Ken Griffey Jr.: The Inspiring Story of One of Baseball's Greatest Outfielders, you will learn the story of one of baseball's greatest outfielders, Ken Griffey Jr.

Get to know Dolly Parton—the legendary country musician who touched the lives of millions with her voice, philanthropy, and kindness—in this biography for young readers that’s part of the #1 New York Times bestselling Who Was? series. Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton...

Le très talentueux comédien Gérard Philipe nous conte la vie fascinante et tragique de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Le récit est agrémenté d'une dizaine d'extraits des œuvres de Mozart.

This book explores the world of Sigmund Freud, who, making it into the author's highly popular series due to his creation of a brand-new branch of medicine called psychoanalysis, introduced the world to such controversial theories as Oedipal complexes, the id, and the ego. 

Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks are mind-boggling evidence of a 15th-century scientific genius standing at the edge of the modern world, basing his ideas on observation and experimentation. This book will change children’s ideas of who Leonardo was and what it means to be a scientist.