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Michael Jackson's journey to fame began in 1966 at age eight, when he started singing with his brothers in the Jackson 5. In the early 1970s, he launched a solo career, accumulating a dozen number-one singles. His record-breaking album, Thriller, has sold an estimated 110 million copies worldwide. He won 17 Grammy awards and was introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. In 2009, people of all ages mourned Michael's sudden death.

There once was a boy named Marcel, who was gifted at many things. He could draw anything. He could act. He could dance and move his body to imitate all kinds of animals and people; he could even become the wind! His family clapped and laughed when he performed. But before Marcel could even grow...

Read about the incredible life of Walt Disney in this addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series. Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. Once he painted pictures with tar on the side of his family's white house. His family was poor, and...

Did you know that Lucille Ball could pick up radio signals through her teeth? Or that her career was almost destroyed because she was a registered Communist? Bet you didn’t know that, as a studio executive, she green-lit both Star Trek and Mission: Impossible! Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the beloved actress, from her impoverished childhood and her first forays into the film industry to her marriage with Desi Arnaz and her rise to become both the most prominent actress in television and one of its most successful executives.

In 1944 the modern American ballet Appalachian Spring premiered at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The collaborators behind the performance anxiously awaited the critical response to their artistic achievement: Would the world understand what they had done? In Ballet for Martha, the journey to this stage and the success shared among choreographer Martha Graham, composer Aaron Copland, and artist Isamu Noguchi is expressively captured by acclaimed children’s book authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan.

A musical prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began playing the piano and composing when he was just three years old. Able to play multiple instruments, among them the piano and violin, Mozart spent much of his youth touring European courts with his family. From the time he was three until his death just thirty-two years later, he produced a huge volume of musical works. Among them the famed operas The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro, and Don Giovanni.

Deeply influential cultural icon Oprah Winfrey is the twenty-fifth hero in this New York Times bestselling picture book biography series, adapted for audio. 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...

Steven Spielberg has changed the cinematic world with his hugely popular films. Testing out new technology, telling dramatic stories, and collaborating with successful directors, actors, and producers built Spielberg's reputation as a director and producer.

Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was…? series! The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the...

How did a young boy who was born on an island in the Caribbean become the first Black actor to win an Academy Award? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library! Determined to shake up Hollywood stereotypes, Sidney Poitier used his status as a Black man starring in lead roles in the Golden...

The world saw Maddie Ziegler dance alongside pop star Sia. Now the young dancer is also a writer and actor. Learn more about Maddie's promising career!

Millie Bobby Brown rose to fame playing the character Eleven on the Netflix TV show Stranger Things. Now she's using her fame to try to make the world a better place. Learn more about Millie's acting and activism!

Джеймс Кэмерон–известный режиссёр, автор таких блокбастеров, как «Аватар», «Терминатор», «Титаник» и многих других. Трудно встретить человека, который не видел ни одного его фильма! И мало кого они оставляют равнодушным: работы Кэмерона всегда поражают захватывающим сюжетом и яркими сценами. Кроме того, он настоящий новатор, разработавший новые техники съемки, неутомимый исследователь морских глубин и активный борец за экологию.

Taylor Swift, perhaps the most popular musician of all time, joins the ranks of this New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World picture book biography series about heroes, for ages 5 to 9. Her whole life, Taylor Swift has loved to sing and perform, and as she listened to her...

How did a young dancer from California become one of the most famous ballerinas in history? Learn all about Misty Copeland's remarkable journey from choreographing dance routines for her favorite pop songs to dancing as the Firebird. When Misty Copeland began dancing ballet at the age of...

Learn all about the life and career of former Disney star Selena Gomez, and discover how she went from Wizards of Waverly Place to becoming one of the biggest names in music, television, and pop culture. Selena Gomez has always had a knack for performing. She grew up singing, dancing, and...

Demi Lovato rose to stardom as a child actor, and went on to fame as a talented singer and performer. But what is this high-profile star like offstage? High-interest details of Demi's fascinating life will enthrall listeners.

Taylor Swift went from singing karaoke in a roadhouse as a young teen to being a musical icon by her twenties. But what is her life like when the cameras aren’t flashing? High-interest details of her high-profile life will enthrall listeners.

When Lupita Nyong'o was a young girl, she didn't think she could be a famous actor. Now she is an Academy Award winner. Learn more about her rise to stardom!

Actor Michael B. Jordan is known for connecting with his characters, including playing the villain in the Hollywood blockbuster Black Panther. Learn more about his rise to fame!