Book Series · 230 Books

Who Was . . . ? Books

In order from Who Was Henry Ford? to Who Was Lizzie Borden?.

The Who Was . . . ? series is a set of 230 chapter books by Who HQ, published between 2002 and 2026. Written for ages 8–12, most books run about 110 pages.

Who Was Henry Ford?
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Who Was Annie Oakley?
Who Was Ben Franklin?
Who Was Albert Einstein?
Where the story begins

First Book in the Series

Who Was Henry Ford?
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Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2002

Who Was Henry Ford?

By Michael Burgan, Who HQ, Ted Hammond (Illustrator)

A biography of Henry Ford, the inventor and businessman who revolutionized the automotive industry with the Model T car

112 pages· 7,136 words· Est. 1 hour read
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The complete set

Who Was . . . ? Series

230 books · Published 2002–2026

YearTitleAuthorIllustratorPages
2002Who Was Henry Ford?Michael Burgan, Who HQTed Hammond112
2002Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQCarrie Robbins112
2002Who Was Annie Oakley?Stephanie Spinner, Who HQLarry Day112
2002Who Was Ben Franklin?Dennis Brindell Fradin, Who HQJohn O'Brien105
2002Who Was Albert Einstein?Jess Brallier, Who HQRobert Andrew Parker112
2002Who Was Sacagawea?Dennis Brindell Fradin, Who HQ, Judith Bloom FradinVal Paul Taylor112
2002Who Was Harry Houdini?Who HQ, Tui SutherlandJohn O'Brien112
2002Who Was Maria Tallchief?Who HQ, Catherine GourleyVal Paul Taylor103
2002Who Was Harriet Tubman?Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQNancy Harrison112
2002Who Was Amelia Earhart?Kate Boehm Jerome, Who HQDavid Cain106
2003Who Was Thomas Jefferson?Dennis Brindell Fradin, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2003Who Was Helen Keller?Who HQ, Gare ThompsonNancy Harrison107
2004Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?Who HQ, Gare ThompsonElizabeth Wolf106
2004Who Was Mark Twain?April Jones Prince, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2004Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?S. A. Kramer, Who HQ112
2004Who Was Louis Armstrong?Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2004Who Was Ronald Reagan?Joyce Milton, Who HQElizabeth Wolf112
2004Who Was John F. Kennedy?Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQJill Weber112
2005Who Was Charles Darwin?Deborah Hopkinson, Who HQNancy Harrison112
2005Who Was Johnny Appleseed?Joan Holub, Who HQAnna DiVito112
2005Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?Roberta Edwards, Who HQTrue Kelley112
2005Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?Margaret Frith, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2006Who Were the Beatles?Who HQ, Geoff EdgersJeremy Tugeau112
2006Who Was King Tut?Roberta Edwards, Who HQTrue Kelley112
2006Who Was Daniel Boone?Who HQ, S. A. KramerGeorge Ulrich112
2006Who Was William Shakespeare?Who HQ, Celeste MannisJohn O'Brien105
2007Who Was Anne Frank?Ann Abramson, Who HQNancy Harrison112
2007Who Was Marco Polo?Joan Holub, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2007Who Was Elvis Presley?Who HQ, Geoff EdgersJohn O'Brien112
2007¿Quién fue Martin Luther King, Jr.?Bonnie Bader, Who HQElizabeth Wolf112
2007Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?Bonnie Bader, Who HQElizabeth Wolf112
2008¿Quién es Neil Armstrong?Roberta EdwardsNancy Harrison, Stephen Marchesi112
2008Who Was Abraham Lincoln?Janet B. Pascal, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2008Who Was Neil Armstrong?Roberta Edwards, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2008Who Was Queen Elizabeth?Who HQ, June EdingNancy Harrison112
2009Who Is Barack Obama?Roberta Edwards, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2009Who Was George Washington?Roberta Edwards, Who HQTrue Kelley112
2009Who Was Pablo Picasso?True KelleyTrue Kelley112
2009Who Was Walt Disney?Whitney Stewart, Who HQNancy Harrison112
2009Who Was Claude Monet?Who HQ, Ann WaldronStephen Marchesi112
2009Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?Margaret Frith, Who HQJohn O'Brien105
2010Who Was Jim Henson?Joan Holub, Who HQNancy Harrison112
2010Who Was Jackie Robinson?Who HQ, Gail HermanJohn O'Brien112
2010Who Was Rosa Parks?Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2011Who Was Dr. Seuss?Janet B. Pascal, Who HQNancy Harrison112
2011Who Was Paul Revere?Roberta EdwardsJohn O'Brien112
2012Who Was Steve Jobs?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2012Who Was Babe Ruth?Joan Holub, Who HQTed Hammond112
2012Who Is J.K. Rowling?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQStephen Marchesi105
2012Who Was Roald Dahl?True Kelley, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2012Who Is Jane Goodall?Roberta Edwards, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2012Who Was Maurice Sendak?Janet B. Pascal, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2013Who Is Bill Gates?Patricia Brennan DemuthTed Hammond, Nancy Harrison112
2013Who Was Sally Ride?Megan Stine, Who HQTed Hammond112
2013Who Is Bob Dylan?Jim O'Connor, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2013Who Was Christopher Columbus?Bonnie Bader, Who HQNancy Harrison112
2013Who Is Michelle Obama?Megan Stine, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2013Who Was Alexander Graham Bell?Bonnie Bader, Who HQDavid Groff112
2013Who Was Davy Crockett?Gail Herman, Who HQRobert Squier112
2013Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQTim Foley112
2013Who Was Nelson Mandela?Pam Pollack, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2013Who Is Steven Spielberg?Stephanie Spinner, Who HQDaniel Mather112
2013Who Was Ernest Shackleton?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.Max Hergenrother112
2013Who Was Frida Kahlo?Who HQ, Sarah FabinyJerry Hoare112
2013Who Was Milton Hershey?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.Ted Hammond112
2014Who Was Louis Braille?Margaret Frith, Who HQRobert Squier112
2014Who Is Dolly Parton?True Kelley, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2014Who Was Abigail Adams?True Kelley, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2014Who Is George Lucas?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQTed Hammond112
2014Who Was Bruce Lee?Who HQ, Jim GigliottiJohn Hinderliter112
2014Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?Michael Burgan, Who HQJerry Hoare112
2014Who Were the Wright Brothers?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.Tim Foley112
2014Who Was Robert E. Lee?Bonnie Bader, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2014Who Was Ulysses S. Grant?Megan Stine, Who HQMark Edward Geyer112
2014Who Was Clara Barton?Stephanie Spinner, Who HQDavid Groff112
2014Who Was Queen Victoria?Who HQ, Jim GigliottiMax Hergenrother112
2014Who Was Muhammad Ali?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.Stephen Marchesi112
2014Who Was Marie Curie?Megan Stine, Who HQTed Hammond112
2014Who Was Roberto Clemente?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.Ted Hammond112
2014Who Was Isaac Newton?Janet B. Pascal, Who HQTim Foley112
2014Who Was Julius Caesar?Nico Medina, Who HQTim Foley112
2014Who Was Rachel Carson?Who HQ, Sarah FabinyDede Putra112
2014Who Was Susan B. Anthony?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQMike Lacey112
2014Who Was Gandhi?Who HQ, Dana Meachen RauJerry Hoare112
2014Who Was Stan Lee?Who HQ, Geoff EdgersJohn Hinderliter112
2014Who Was Alfred Hitchcock?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQJonathan Moore112
2014Who Was Charles Dickens?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQMark Edward Geyer111
2014Who Was Genghis Khan?Nico Medina, Who HQAndrew Thomson112
2014Who Was Sitting Bull?Stephanie Spinner, Who HQJim Eldridge112
2014Who Is Gloria Steinem?Who HQ, Sarah FabinyMax Hergenrother112
2014Who Was Andy Warhol?Who HQ, Kirsten AndersonGregory Copeland112
2014Who Was Betsy Ross?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.John O'Brien112
2014Who Was Frederick Douglass?April Jones Prince, Who HQRobert Squier112
2015Who Is Wayne Gretzky?Who HQ, Gail HermanTed Hammond112
2015Who Was Galileo?Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2015Who Was Jesus?Who HQ, Ellen MorganStephen Marchesi112
2015Who Was Robert Ripley?Who HQ, Kirsten AndersonTim Foley112
2015Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?Dana Meachen Rau, Who HQGregory Copeland112
2015Who Was Jacques Cousteau?Nico Medina, Who HQDede Putra112
2015Who Was Winston Churchill?Who HQ, Ellen LabrecqueJerry Hoare112
2015Who Was Mother Teresa?Who HQ, Jim GigliottiDavid Groff112
2015Who Was Steve Irwin?Who HQ, Dina AnastasioJim Eldridge112
2015Who Was Beatrix Potter?Who HQ, Sarah FabinyMike Lacey112
2015Who Was J. R. R. Tolkien?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQJonathan Moore112
2015Who Is Malala Yousafzai?Who HQ, Dinah BrownAndrew Thomson112
2015Who Is Richard Branson?Michael Burgan, Who HQTed Hammond112
2015Who Was Edgar Allan Poe?Who HQ, Jim GigliottiTim Foley112
2015Who Was Jesse Owens?James Buckley Jr., Who HQGregory Copeland112
2015Who Were the Brothers Grimm?Who HQ, Avery ReedJohn O'Brien112
2015Who Is Derek Jeter?Gail Herman, Who HQAndrew Thomson112
2015Who Is Jeff Kinney?Who HQ, Patrick KinneyJohn Hinderliter112
2015Who Was Julia Child?Carlene Hempel, Geoff EdgersDede Putra, Nancy Harrison112
2015Who Was Marie Antoinette?Who HQ, Dana Meachen RauJohn O'Brien112
2015Who Was Seabiscuit?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.Gregory Copeland112
2015Who Was Blackbeard?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.Joseph J. M. Qiu105
2015Who Was Frank Lloyd Wright?Who HQ, Ellen LabrecqueGregory Copeland112
2015Who Was George Washington Carver?Who HQ, Jim GigliottiStephen Marchesi112
2015Who Was Michael Jackson?Megan Stine, Who HQJoseph J. M. Qiu112
2015Who Was Sojourner Truth?Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQJim Eldridge112
2016Who Was? Scientists and InventorsVarious0
2016Who Was Lucille Ball?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQGregory Copeland112
2016Who Was Maya Angelou?Who HQ, Ellen LabrecqueDede Putra112
2016Who Is Elton John?Who HQ, Kirsten AndersonJoseph J. M. Qiu112
2016Who Was Joan of Arc?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQAndrew Thomson112
2016Who Was Alexander the Great?Who HQ, Robin Waterfield, Kathryn WaterfieldAndrew Thomson112
2016Who Was Jules Verne?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.Gregory Copeland112
2016Who Is Hillary Clinton?Heather Alexander, Who HQDede Putra112
2016Who Was Milton Bradley?Who HQ, Kirsten AndersonTim Foley112
2016Who Is Bruce Springsteen?Who HQ, Stephanie SabolGregory Copeland112
2016Who Is Stevie Wonder?Who HQ, Jim GigliottiStephen Marchesi112
2016Who Were The Three Stooges?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQTed Hammond112
2016Who Was Charlie Chaplin?Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQGregory Copeland112
2016Who Was Jacqueline Kennedy?Bonnie Bader, Who HQJoseph J. M. Qiu112
2017Who Was Princess Diana?Who HQ, Ellen LabrecqueJerry Hoare112
2017Who Is Sonia Sotomayor?Megan Stine, Who HQDede Putra112
2017Who Was Cesar Chavez?Who HQ, Dana Meachen RauTed Hammond112
2017Who Are the Rolling Stones?Who HQ, Dana Meachen RauAndrew Thomson112
2017Who Was Bob Marley?Who HQ, Katie EllisonGregory Copeland112
2017Who Was Pete Seeger?Who HQ, Noel MacCarryStephen Marchesi112
2017Who Was Andrew Jackson?Who HQ, Douglas YackaJake Murray112
2017Who Are Venus and Serena Williams?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.Andrew Thomson112
2017Who Is Pope Francis?Stephanie Spinner, Who HQDede Putra112
2017Who Was Alexander Hamilton?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQDede Putra112
2017Who Was Fidel Castro?Who HQ, Sarah FabinyTed Hammond112
2017Who Was Lewis Carroll?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQJoseph J. M. Qiu112
2017Who Is Ralph Lauren?Jane O'Connor, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2017Who Was Chuck Jones?Who HQ, Jim GigliottiJohn Hinderliter112
2017Who Was Coretta Scott King?Who HQ, Gail HermanGregory Copeland112
2017Who Was Jane Austen?Who HQ, Sarah FabinyJerry Hoare107
2018Who Was Booker T. Washington?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.Jake Murray112
2018Who Was Napoleon?Who HQ, Jim GigliottiGregory Copeland112
2018Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?Sherri L. Smith, Who HQJake Murray112
2018Knock! Knock! Who Was There?Brian Elling, Who HQAndrew Thomson128
2018Who Was Henry VIII?Who HQ, Ellen LabrecqueJake Murray112
2018Who Is the Dalai Lama?Who HQ, Dana Meachen RauDede Putra112
2018Who Was Aretha Franklin?Nico Medina, Who HQGregory Copeland112
2018Who Is Pelé?James Buckley Jr., Who HQ Who HQAndrew Thomson112
2018Who Was Leif Erikson?Nico Medina, Who HQDede Putra112
2018Who Was Selena?Max Bisantz, Who HQ, Kate BisantzJoseph J. M. Qiu112
2018Who Is Bono?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQAndrew Thomson112
2018Who Is Judy Blume?Who HQ, Kirsten AndersonTed Hammond112
2018Who Was Nikola Tesla?Who HQ, Jim GigliottiJohn Hinderliter112
2019Who Is Michael Jordan?Who HQ, Kirsten AndersonDede Putra112
2019Who Was H. J. Heinz?Michael Burgan, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2019Who Was Norman Rockwell?Who HQ, Sarah FabinyGregory Copeland112
2019Who Was Che Guevara?Who HQ, Ellen LabrecqueJerry Hoare112
2019Who Was P. T. Barnum?Who HQ, Kirsten AndersonStephen Marchesi112
2019Who Was Stephen Hawking?Who HQ, Who HQ, Jim GigliottiGregory Copeland112
2019Who Is Oprah Winfrey?Who HQ, Barbara KramerDede Putra112
2019Who Is R. L. Stine?Who HQ, M. D. PayneJake Murray112
2019Who Was Mister Rogers?Diane Bailey, Who HQDede Putra112
2019The Who Was? History of the WorldWho HQ, Paula K. ManzaneroRobert Squier176
2019Who Was Sam Walton?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.Ted Hammond112
2019Who Was Ruth Bader Ginsburg?Who HQ Who HQ, Patricia Brennan Brennan DemuthJake Murray112
2020Who Is Jackie Chan?Jody Jensen Shaffer, Who HQGregory Copeland112
2020Who Was Richard Nixon?Megan Stine, Who HQManuel Gutierrez112
2020Who Is Temple Grandin?Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQRobert Squier112
2020Who Was Harvey Milk?Who HQ, Corinne A. GrinapolGregory Copeland112
2020Who Was Ida B. Wells?Who HQ, Sarah FabinyTed Hammond112
2020Who Is David Beckham?Who HQ, Ellen LabrecqueJohn Hinderliter112
2020Who Was Celia Cruz?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQJake Murray112
2020Who Was Kobe Bryant?Who HQ, Ellen LabrecqueGregory Copeland56
2020Who Was Benedict Arnold?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.Gregory Copeland112
2020Who Was Nellie Bly?Who HQ, Margaret GurevichLaurie A. Conley112
2020Who Was Confucius?Michael Burgan, Who HQRobert Squier112
2020Who Was Duke Ellington?Who HQ, M. D. PayneGregory Copeland112
2021Who Was Catherine the Great?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQDede Putra108
2021Who Was Walt Whitman?Who HQ, Kirsten AndersonTim Foley112
2021Who Was Levi Strauss?Who HQ, Ellen LabrecqueStephen Marchesi112
2021Who Is RuPaul?Nico Medina, Who HQAndrew Thomson112
2021Who Is Neil deGrasse Tyson?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQManuel Gutierrez112
2021Who Was A. A. Milne?Who HQ, Sarah FabinyGregory Copeland112
2021Who Was Juliette Gordon Low?Who HQ, Dana Meachen RauDede Putra112
2021Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?Who HQ, James Buckley Jr.Gregory Copeland112
2021Who Was David Bowie?Who HQ, Margaret GurevichAndrew Thomson112
2021Who Is Queen Elizabeth II?Megan Stine, Who HQLaurie A. Conley112
2021Who Were Stanley and Livingstone?Who HQ, Jim GigliottiDavid Malan112
2022Who Is Dale Earnhardt Jr.?David Stabler, Who HQDede Putra112
2022The Who Was? Trivia BookBrian Elling, Who HQ112
2022Who Was Charles Schulz?Joan Holub, Who HQTim Foley112
2022Who Was Ernest Hemingway?Who HQ, Jim GigliottiGregory Copeland112
2022Who Is Jimmy Carter?David Stabler, Who HQTim Foley112
2022Who Was Johnny Cash?Who HQ, Jim GigliottiGregory Copeland112
2022Who Was Ponce de León?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQDede Putra112
2022Who Was E. B. White?Who HQ, Gail HermanDede Putra112
2022Who Was Georgia O'Keeffe?Sarah Fabiny, Who HQDede Putra112
2022Who Is Shaquille O'Neal?Ellen Labrecque, Who HQManuel Gutierrez112
2022Who Was Michelangelo?Kirsten Anderson, Who HQGregory Copeland112
2022Who Was Alex Trebek?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQTed Hammond112
2023Who Was Salvador Dalí?Paula K. Manzanero, Who HQGregory Copeland112
2023Who Is LeBron James?Crystal Hubbard, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2023Who Was John McCain?Michael Burgan, Who HQJohn Hinderliter112
2023Who Was Jim Thorpe?James Buckley Jr., Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2023Who Was Frank Sinatra?Ellen Labrecque, Who HQManuel Gutierrez112
2023Who Was John Lewis?Who HQ, Crystal HubbardStephen Marchesi112
2024Who Was Langston Hughes?Who HQ, Billy MerrellGregory Copeland112
2024Who Is Michael Phelps?Who HQ, Micah HechtManuel Gutierrez112
2024Who Is Taylor Swift?Who HQ, Kirsten AndersonGregory Copeland112
2024Who Is Billie Jean King?Who HQ, Sarah FabinyDede Putra112
2024Who Is Lin-Manuel Miranda?Who HQ, Elijah Rey-David MatosDavid Malan112
2024Who Is Shaun White?Shawn Pryor, Who HQAndrew Thomson112
2024Who Was Shirley Chisholm?Crystal Hubbard, Who HQTim Foley112
2025Who Is Tony Hawk?Who HQAndrew Thomson112
2025Who Is Carol Burnett?David Stabler, Who HQRobert Squier112
2025Who Is Willie Nelson?David Stabler, Who HQTim Foley112
2025Who Was Wilma Mankiller?Who HQ, Andrea PageStephen Marchesi112
2025Who Was Katherine Johnson?112
2025Who Is Beyoncé?112
Who Was Cleopatra?Kathryn Waterfield, Who HQManuel Gutierrez112
2026Who Was Lizzie Borden?112
Companion series

Who HQ Graphic Novels Series

17 books · Published 2021–2025

Companion series

What Was . . . ? Series

71 books · Published 2013–2025

YearTitleAuthorIllustratorPages
2013What Was the Hindenburg?Janet B. Pascal, Who HQDavid Groff112
2013What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?Jim O'Connor, Who HQJohn Mantha106
2013What Was the Boston Tea Party?Kathleen Krull, Who HQLauren Mortimer112
2013What Was the Gold Rush?Joan Holub, Who HQTim Tomkinson112
2013What Was the March on Washington?Kathleen Krull, Who HQTim Tomkinson112
2013What Was Pearl Harbor?Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQJohn Mantha112
2013What Was the First Thanksgiving?Joan HolubLauren Mortimer, James Bennett112
2013What Was the Alamo?Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQDavid Groff112
2013What Was the Underground Railroad?Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQLauren Mortimer112
2014What Was Ellis Island?Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQDavid Groff112
2014What Was Pompeii?Jim O'Connor, Who HQJohn Hinderliter112
2014What Is the Statue of Liberty?Joan Holub, Who HQJohn Hinderliter112
2014What Is the Panama Canal?Janet B. Pascal, Who HQTim Foley112
2014What Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition?Judith St. George, Who HQTim Foley112
2015What Was D-Day?Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQDavid Grayson Kenyon112
2015What Is the World Series?Gail Herman, Who HQDavid Grayson Kenyon112
2015What Was Hurricane Katrina?Who HQ, Robin KoontzJohn Hinderliter112
2015What Were the Salem Witch Trials?Joan Holub, Who HQDede Putra112
2015What Is the Super Bowl?Dina Anastasio, Who HQDavid Groff112
2015What Was the Great Depression?Janet B. Pascal, Who HQDede Putra112
2016What Are the Summer Olympics?Who HQ, Gail HermanStephen Marchesi112
2016What Was Woodstock?Joan Holub, Who HQGregory Copeland112
2016What Is the Declaration of Independence?Michael C. Harris, Who HQJerry Hoare112
2016What Were the Twin Towers?Jim O'Connor, Who HQTed Hammond112
2016What Was the Great Chicago Fire?Janet B. Pascal, Who HQTim Foley112
2016What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?Thomas Hoobler, Dorothy Hoobler, Who HQTed Hammond112
2017What Was the Age of the Dinosaurs?Megan Stine, Who HQGregory Copeland112
2017What Was the Wild West?Janet B. Pascal, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2017What Is Rock and Roll?Jim O'Connor, Who HQGregory Copeland112
2017What Are the Ten Commandments?Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQTim Foley112
2017What Was the Ice Age?Nico Medina, Who HQDavid Groff112
2018What Is the World Cup?Bonnie Bader, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2018What Was the Titanic?Who HQ, Stephanie SabolGregory Copeland112
2018What Is Climate Change?Who HQ, Gail HermanJohn Hinderliter112
2018What Is the Constitution?Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQTim Foley112
2018What Was the Holocaust?Who HQ, Gail HermanJerry Hoare112
2018What Is the Women's Rights Movement?Deborah Hopkinson, Who HQLaurie A. Conley112
2018What Were the Roaring Twenties?Who HQ, Michele MortlockJake Murray112
2019What Was Stonewall?Nico Medina, Who HQJake Murray112
2019What Is the Stanley Cup?Who HQ, Gail HermanGregory Copeland112
2019What Is NASA?Who HQ, Sarah FabinyTed Hammond112
2019What Was the Vietnam War?Jim O'Connor, Who HQTim Foley112
2019What Was the Berlin Wall?Nico Medina, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2019What Were the Negro Leagues?Varian Johnson, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2020What Are the Paralympic Games?Gail Herman, Who HQAndrew Thomson112
2020What Was the Bombing of Hiroshima?Jess Brallier, Who HQTim Foley112
2020What Is LEGO?Jim O'Connor, Who HQTed Hammond112
2020What Is the Civil Rights Movement?Sherri L. Smith, Who HQTim Foley112
2021What Is Nintendo?Gina Shaw, Who HQAndrew Thomson112
2021What Was the Age of Exploration?Who HQ, Jake Murray, Catherine Daly112
2021What Is Congress?Who HQ, Jill AbramsonDavid Malan112
2021What Are the Winter Olympics?Who HQ, Gail HermanJake Murray112
2021What Was the Plague?Roberta Edwards, Who HQDede Putra112
2021What Was the Harlem Renaissance?Sherri L. Smith, Who HQTim Foley112
2022What Are Castles and Knights?Sarah Fabiny, Who HQDede Putra112
2022What Is Juneteenth?Who HQ, Kirsti JewelManuel Gutierrez112
2022What Is the AIDS Crisis?Nico Medina, Who HQTim Foley112
2022What Is the Supreme Court?Jill Abramson, Who HQGregory Copeland112
2022What Was Reconstruction?Sherri L. Smith, Who HQTim Foley112
2023What Is the Women's World Cup?Gina Shaw, Who HQTed Hammond112
2023What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?Caleb Gayle, Who HQTim Foley112
2023What Was World War I?Nico Medina, Who HQDede Putra112
2023What Was the Children's Blizzard of 1888?Who HQDede Putra112
2023What Was the Donner Party?Ben Hubbard, Who HQTim Foley112
2024What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?Who HQ, Kirsten AndersonDede Putra112
2024What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916?Nico Medina, Who HQTim Foley112
2024What Is a Presidential Election?Douglas Yacka, Who HQ112
2025What Was the Renaissance?Roberta Edwards, Who HQGregory Copeland112
What Are Taylor Swift's Eras?112
What Is Lunar New Year?Vivian Jun Kirklin, Who HQGregory Copeland112
What Was the Industrial Revolution?112
Companion series

Where Is . . . ? Series

42 books · Published 2015–2025

YearTitleAuthorIllustratorPages
2015Where Is Mount Rushmore?True Kelley, Who HQJohn Hinderliter112
2015Where Is the Grand Canyon?Jim O'Connor, Who HQDaniel Colon112
2015Where Is the Great Wall?Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQJerry Hoare112
2015Where Is the White House?Megan Stine, Who HQDavid Groff112
2015Where Is Mount Everest?Nico Medina, Who HQJohn Hinderliter112
2015Where Is the Empire State Building?Janet B. Pascal, Who HQDaniel Colon112
2015Where Are the Great Pyramids?Who HQ, Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas HooblerJerry Hoare112
2015Where Is Niagara Falls?Megan Stine, Who HQTim Foley112
2016Where Is the Brooklyn Bridge?Megan Stine, Who HQJohn Hinderliter112
2016Where Is the Parthenon?Roberta Edwards, Who HQJohn Hinderliter112
2016Where Is Alcatraz?Nico Medina, Who HQDavid Groff112
2016Where Is the Amazon?Who HQ, Sarah FabinyDaniel Colon112
2016Where Is Stonehenge?True Kelley, Who HQJohn Hinderliter112
2016Where Is the Great Barrier Reef?Nico Medina, Who HQJohn Hinderliter112
2017Where Is the Colosseum?Jim O'Connor, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2017Where Is the Taj Mahal?Who HQ, Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas HooblerJohn Hinderliter112
2017Where Are the Galapagos Islands?Megan Stine, Who HQJohn Hinderliter112
2017Where Is the Eiffel Tower?Who HQ, Dina AnastasioTim Foley112
2017Where Is Easter Island?Megan Stine, Who HQJohn Hinderliter112
2017Where Is the Mississippi River?Who HQ, Dina AnastasioTed Hammond112
2018Where Is Machu Picchu?Megan Stine, Who HQJohn O'Brien112
2018Where Is Our Solar System?Who HQ, Stephanie SabolTed Hammond112
2018Where Is the Bermuda Triangle?Megan Stine, Who HQTim Foley112
2018Where Is Walt Disney World?Joan Holub, Who HQGregory Copeland112
2018Where Is Area 51?Who HQ, Paula K. ManzaneroTim Foley112
2018Where Is the Tower of London?Janet B. Pascal, Who HQDavid Malan112
2019Where Is Antarctica?Who HQ, Sarah FabinyJerry Hoare112
2019Where Is Hollywood?Who HQ, Dina AnastasioTim Foley112
2019Where Is Broadway?Francesco Sedita, Who HQ, Douglas YackaJohn Hinderliter112
2019Where Is the Kremlin?Deborah Hopkinson, Who HQDede Putra112
2019Where Is the Serengeti?Nico Medina, Who HQManuel Gutierrez112
2019Where Is the Vatican?Megan Stine, Who HQLaurie A. Conley112
2020Where Were the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?Who HQ, Yona Z. McDonoughDede Putra112
2020Where Is the Congo?Megan Stine, Who HQDede Putra112
2020Where Is Chichen Itza?Who HQ, Paula K. ManzaneroDede Putra112
2021Where Are the Constellations?Who HQ, Stephanie SabolLaurie A. Conley112
2022Where Is the North Pole?Megan Stine, Who HQRobert Squier112
2023Where Is the Sahara Desert?Sarah Fabiny, Who HQDavid Malan112
2024Where Is Jerusalem?Who HQ, Ellen MorganStephen Marchesi112
2024Where Is Yellowstone?Sarah Fabiny, Who HQStephen Marchesi112
2025Where Is Tornado Alley?Wes Locher, Who HQDede Putra112
2025Where Are the Everglades?Nico Medina, Who HQGregory Copeland112
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What Is the Story of . . . ? Series

25 books · Published 2019–2025

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Who Was . . . ? Board Books Series

12 books · Published 2020–2024

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Who Was Jackie Robinson?

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Discover Jackie Robinson's inspiring journey in a board book for young readers.

Who Was Celia Cruz?
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Who Was Celia Cruz?

Board Book · Ages 2–4 · 2022

Discover the vibrant life of a legendary performer in a preschool-friendly biography.

Who Was Bruce Lee?
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Who Was Bruce Lee?

Board Book · Ages 3–5 · 2022

Discover the legacy of a martial arts legend for young readers.

Who Is Greta Thunberg?
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Who Is Greta Thunberg?

Board Book · Ages 2–4 · 2022

Discover the inspiring journey of a young environmental activist in a captivating board book.

Who Is Barack Obama?
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Who Is Barack Obama?

Chapter Book · Ages 2–4 · 2023

Discover the inspiring journey of a leader in a story for young minds.

Who Is Malala Yousafzai?
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Common Questions

How many books are in the Who Was . . . ? series?

There are 230 books in the Who Was . . . ? series. It began with Who Was Henry Ford? in 2002, and the newest book, Who Was Lizzie Borden?, was published in 2026.

What ages are the Who Was . . . ? books best for?

The series is best for ages 8–12, based on the age ranges of the individual books.

The people

The Creatives Behind the Books

The people who bring Who Was . . . ? to life.

01

Michael Burgan

Author
MB
02

Who HQ

Author
WH
03

Ted Hammond

Illustrator
TH
04

Yona Zeldis McDonough

Author
YM
05

Carrie Robbins

Illustrator
CR
06

Stephanie Spinner

Author
SS
07

Larry Day

Illustrator
LD
08

Dennis Brindell Fradin

Author
DF
09

John O'Brien

Illustrator
JO
10

Jess Brallier

Author
JB
11

Robert Andrew Parker

Illustrator
RP
12

Judith Bloom Fradin

Author
JF
13

Val Paul Taylor

Illustrator
VT
14

Tui Sutherland

Author
TS
15

Catherine Gourley

Author
CG
16

Nancy Harrison

Illustrator
NH
17

Kate Boehm Jerome

Author
KJ
18

David Cain

Illustrator
DC
19

Gare Thompson

Author
GT
20

Elizabeth Wolf

Illustrator
EW
21

April Jones Prince

Author
AP
22

S. A. Kramer

Author
SK
23

Joyce Milton

Author
JM
24

Jill Weber

Illustrator
JW
25

Deborah Hopkinson

Author
DH
26

Joan Holub

Author
JH
27

Anna DiVito

Illustrator
AD
28

Roberta Edwards

Author
RE
29

True Kelley

Author & Illustrator
TK
30

Margaret Frith

Author
MF
31

Geoff Edgers

Author
GE
32

Jeremy Tugeau

Illustrator
JT
33

George Ulrich

Illustrator
GU
34

Celeste Mannis

Author
CM
35

Ann Abramson

Author
AA
36

Bonnie Bader

Author
BB
37

Stephen Marchesi

Illustrator
SM
38

Janet B. Pascal

Author
JP
39

June Eding

Author
JE
40

Whitney Stewart

Author
WS
41

Ann Waldron

Author
AW
42

Gail Herman

Author
GH
43

Pam Pollack

Author
PP
44

Meg Belviso

Author
MB
45

Patricia Brennan Demuth

Author
PD
46

Megan Stine

Author
MS
47

Jim O'Connor

Author
JO
48

David Groff

Illustrator
DG
49

Robert Squier

Illustrator
RS
50

Tim Foley

Illustrator
TF
51

Daniel Mather

Illustrator
DM
52

James Buckley Jr.

Author
JJ
53

Max Hergenrother

Illustrator
MH
54

Sarah Fabiny

Author
SF
55

Jerry Hoare

Illustrator
JH
56

Jim Gigliotti

Author
JG
57

John Hinderliter

Illustrator
JH
58

Mark Edward Geyer

Illustrator
MG
59

Nico Medina

Author
NM
60

Dede Putra

Illustrator
DP
61

Mike Lacey

Illustrator
ML
62

Dana Meachen Rau

Author
DR
63

Jonathan Moore

Illustrator
JM
64

Andrew Thomson

Illustrator
AT
65

Jim Eldridge

Illustrator
JE
66

Kirsten Anderson

Author
KA
67

Gregory Copeland

Illustrator
GC
68

Ellen Morgan

Author
EM
69

Ellen Labrecque

Author
EL
70

Dina Anastasio

Author
DA
71

Dinah Brown

Author
DB
72

Avery Reed

Author
AR
73

Patrick Kinney

Author
PK
74

Carlene Hempel

Author
CH
75

Joseph J. M. Qiu

Illustrator
JQ
76

Various

Author
V
77

Robin Waterfield

Author
RW
78

Kathryn Waterfield

Author
KW
79

Heather Alexander

Author
HA
80

Stephanie Sabol

Author
SS
81

Katie Ellison

Author
KE
82

Noel MacCarry

Author
NM
83

Douglas Yacka

Author
DY
84

Jake Murray

Illustrator
JM
85

Jane O'Connor

Author
JO
86

Sherri L. Smith

Author
SS
87

Brian Elling

Author
BE
88

Who HQ Who HQ

Author
WH
89

Max Bisantz

Author
MB
90

Kate Bisantz

Author
KB
91

Who HQ

Author
WH
92

Barbara Kramer

Author
BK
93

M. D. Payne

Author
MP
94

Diane Bailey

Author
DB
95

Paula K. Manzanero

Author
PM
96

Patricia Brennan Brennan Demuth

Author
PD
97

Jody Jensen Shaffer

Author
JS
98

Manuel Gutierrez

Illustrator
MG
99

Corinne A. Grinapol

Author
CG
100

Margaret Gurevich

Author
MG
101

Laurie A. Conley

Illustrator
LC
102

David Malan

Illustrator
DM
103

David Stabler

Author
DS
104

Crystal Hubbard

Author
CH
105

Billy Merrell

Author
BM
106

Micah Hecht

Author
MH
107

Elijah Rey-David Matos

Author
EM
108

Shawn Pryor

Author
SP
109

Andrea Page

Author
AP

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