Best known for his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien was born in British-occupied South Afri... More
As a child, Charles Dickens worked in a shoe polish factory where his gritty surroundings inspired some of the most memo... More
Joan of Arc was born in a small French village during the worst period of the Hundred Years' War. For generations, Franc... More
In 1995, on a four hour delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard nam... More
As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling ap... More
Known as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, Alfred Hitchcock's unique vision in movies like Psycho and ... More
Titles in Barron's Live and Learn series are sensitively written picture storybooks that take a child's point of v... More
Lewis Carroll is the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, a mathematician and church deacon, who taught at Oxford University.... More
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Nice read for young readers . The simple explanation of incidents make reading joyful.. Illustrations are also good . Quick and Easy book. Liked it ,a...
The Who Was…? biography series are perfect for elementary or intermediate age students interested learning about the featured person for an ass...
Charles Dickens was the greatest writer of the Victorian era. Not only was he was a writer he was a world famous speaker and he loved to traveled the...
