14 Best biography books like The Who Was? History of the World by Paula K. Manzanero

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The Who Was? History of the World

By: Paula K. Manzanero

4.05

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Based on The New York Times Best-Selling series, this timeline of world history gives a fresh take …

If you liked the biography plot in The Who Was? History of the World by Paula K. Manzanero , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Who Was Christopher Columbus? by Bonnie Bader, Nancy Harrison

1. Who Was Christopher Columbus?

By: Bonnie Bader , Nancy Harrison

3.93

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Learn all about Christopher Columbus' early life at sea, which led him to seek fortune by sailing w… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Who Was Rosa Parks? by Stephen Marchesi, Nancy Harrison, Yona Zeldis McDonough

2. Who Was Rosa Parks?

By: Stephen Marchesi , Nancy Harrison , Yona Zeldis McDonough

4.29

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
Cover of Who Was Albert Einstein? by Robert Andrew Parker, Nancy Harrison, Jess M. Brallier

3. Who Was Albert Einstein?

By: Robert Andrew Parker , Nancy Harrison , Jess M. Brallier

4.22

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know abou… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Who Was Sacagawea? by Nancy Harrison, Judith Bloom Fradin, Val Paul Taylor

4. Who Was Sacagawea?

By: Nancy Harrison , Judith Bloom Fradin , Val Paul Taylor

4.12

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history, t… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
Cover of Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Bonnie Bader, Nancy Harrison, Elizabeth Wolf

5. Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

By: Bonnie Bader , Nancy Harrison , Elizabeth Wolf

4.00

Format: None pages,

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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6. The Seventh Most Important Thing

By: Shelley Pearsall

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It was a bitterly cold day when Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. … read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Who Was Marie Antoinette? by Dana Meachen Rau, John   O'Brien

7. Who Was Marie Antoinette?

By: Dana Meachen Rau , John O'Brien

3.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

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  • history
  • biography
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
Cover of Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story by Nora Raleigh Baskin

8. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story

By: Nora Raleigh Baskin

2.00

Format: 238 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Anything But Typical comes a touching look at the days lead… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Who Was Marie Curie? by Megan Stine, Ted Hammond

9. Who Was Marie Curie?

By: Megan Stine , Ted Hammond

3.91

Format: 736 pages, Paperback

Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only Univ… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction

10. What Was Ellis Island?

By: Patricia Brennan Demuth , David Groff , None

3.40

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States for millions of … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
Cover of Wrath of the Storm (Mark of the Thief, #3) by Jennifer A. Nielsen

11. Wrath of the Storm (Mark of the Thief, #3)

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A quest for freedom. The magic of the gods. A storm to destroy a world. Trouble has a way of findin… read more

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  • middle grade

12. Who Was Walt Disney?

By: Nancy Harrison , Whitney Stewart

3.61

Format: 8 pages, Paperback

Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. Once he painted pictur… read more

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13. Who Was Jesus?

By: Stephen Marchesi , Nancy Harrison , Ellen Morgan

3.61

Format: 130 pages,

This fascinating addition to the best-selling Who Was...? series does not settle questions of theol… read more

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14. Who Is Malala Yousafzai?

By: Andrew Thomson , None

3.79

Format: 477 pages, Paperback

Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed t… read more

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15. Who Was King Tut?

By: True Kelley , Roberta Edwards

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has become a … read more

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16. Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II

By: Alan Gratz

3.28

Format: 5 pages, Hardcover

Infiltrate. Befriend. Sabotage. World War II is raging. Michael O'Shaunessey, originally from Irela… read more

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17. Rise of the Wolf (Mark of the Thief, #2)

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A powerful amulet. A vengeful goddess. A deadly quest. Nic may have escaped enslavement in the mine… read more

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18. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910 (I Survived #22) by Lauren Tarshis

19. I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910 (I Survived #22)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.21

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Wellington snow slide of 1910 was―and still is―the deadliest avalanche in America’s history. La… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of What Was the Holocaust? by Gail  Herman

20. What Was the Holocaust?

By: Gail Herman

4.42

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event—the Holocaust. The Holocaus… read more

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  • history
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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21. Allies

By: Alan Gratz

4.27

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

Alan Gratz weaves an array of voices and stories into an epic tale of teamwork in the face of tyran… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of What Is LEGO? (What Was?) by Jim O'Connor

22. What Is LEGO? (What Was?)

By: Jim O'Connor

4.31

Format: 108 pages, Kindle Edition

Find out how these fun, stackable blocks became the most popular toys in the world.The LEGO toy com… read more

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  • history
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
Cover of Who Is Taylor Swift? (Who Was?) by Kirsten Anderson

23. Who Is Taylor Swift? (Who Was?)

By: Kirsten Anderson

4.42

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learn how a young girl who lived on a Christmas tree farm grew up to become one of the most celebra… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • middle grade
Cover of What Was the Titanic? by Stephanie Sabol

24. What Was the Titanic?

By: Stephanie Sabol

4.36

Format: 112 pages, Library Binding

For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that … read more

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  • history
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
Cover of Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? (Who Was?) by Sherri L. Smith

25. Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? (Who Was?)

By: Sherri L. Smith

4.34

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

It's up, up, and away with the Tuskegee Airmen, a heroic group of African American military pilots … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
Cover of What Is the Constitution? (What Was?) by Patricia Brennan Demuth

26. What Is the Constitution? (What Was?)

By: Patricia Brennan Demuth

4.19

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the United States C… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
Cover of What Is the Women's Rights Movement? (What Was?) by Deborah Hopkinson

27. What Is the Women's Rights Movement? (What Was?)

By: Deborah Hopkinson

4.13

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The story of Girl Power! Learn about the remarkable women who changed US history. From Susan B. … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Where Is Walt Disney World? by Joan Holub

28. Where Is Walt Disney World?

By: Joan Holub

4.22

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Building the most magical place on earth was no fairy tale. Learn the story behind the creation of … read more

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  • history
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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29. The Who Was? History of the World

By: Paula K. Manzanero

4.05

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Based on The New York Times Best-Selling series, this timeline of world history gives a fresh take … read more

Similar categories in Paula K. Manzanero's The Who Was? History of the World book and Paula K. Manzanero's The Who Was? History of the World

  • history
  • biography
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
Cover of What Is the AIDS Crisis? (What Was?) by Nico Medina

30. What Is the AIDS Crisis? (What Was?)

By: Nico Medina

4.19

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In this addition to the New York Times bestselling series, l earn how incredible activists made the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Who Is Kamala Harris? (Who HQ Now) by Kirsten Anderson

31. Who Is Kamala Harris? (Who HQ Now)

By: Kirsten Anderson

4.01

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

The inspiring story of Vice President Kamala Harris told in the new Who HQ Now format for trending … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction

18 must-read history books like The Who Was? History of the World by Paula K. Manzanero

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4.29

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4.22

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