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Dive into the history, geography, and culture of Louisiana in this installment of the 50 States series. From major cities to historic events, Where Is Louisiana? introduces you to the state in a whole new way, whether you’re proud to call it home or learning about a distant destination.Visit famous cities like New Orleans. Meet important people like naturalist John James Audubon. Read about the Caddo, Chitimacha, and other Indigenous peoples who have calle...

Dive into the history, geography, and culture of Kentucky in this installment of the 50 States series. From major cities to historic events, Where Is Kentucky? introduces you to the state in a whole new way, whether you’re proud to call it home or learning about a distant destination.Visit famous landmarks like Fort Knox. Meet people like the man who started Kentucky Fried Chicken. Read about the history of the "Happy Birthday" song and the invention of th...

Dive into the history, geography, and culture of Oregon in this new installment of the 50 States series. From major cities to historic events, Where Is Oregon? introduces you to the state, whether you’re proud to call it home or learning about a distant destination.Visit famous landmarks like the country's deepest lake. Meet people like the cartoonist who created The Simpsons. Read about the establishment of Indigenous villages to fish salmon and ...

The story of a department-store trainee who became the richest man in America and owner of the biggest retail store in the world: Walmart.Sam Walton used the money he earned in the army, along with some financial help from his family, to open his first store. Then he opened fourteen more. Then Sam had an even bigger idea. He wanted to build large stores in small towns and reduce the price of everything they stocked. Although other businessmen and potential partners...

Dive into the history, geography, and culture of North Carolina in this installment of the 50 States series. From major cities to historic events, Where Is North Carolina? introduces you to the state in a whole new way, whether you’re proud to call it home or learning about a distant destination.Visit famous places like the Research Triangle. Meet infamous people like Blackbeard the pirate, who crashed his ship off of the Outer Banks. Read about the Indige...

Clue: A former journalist who became the beloved host of America's favorite game show and quiz competition. Answer: Who Was Alex Trebek?, the latest title in the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series.Born in Ontario, Canada, in 1940, Alex Trebek grew up listening to the radio and hoping to one day become a broadcaster. His dream became a reality when he was hired as a reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1961. Alex's composed natu...

Dive into the history, geography, and culture of Wyoming in this new installment of the 50 States series. From major cities to historic events, Where Is Wyoming? introduces you to the state, whether you’re proud to call it home or learning about a distant destination.Visit famous landmarks like the country's first national forest. Meet people like the founder of JC Penney. Read about the first women's suffrage law in the country and the origins of the buck...

Readers will want to grab a telescope and explore the night skies after finishing this overview of our solar system.Our solar system consists of eight planets, as well as numerous moons, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. For thousands of years, humans believed that Earth was at the center of the Universe, but all of that changed in the 17th century. Astronomers like Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, and Isaac Newton proposed the unthinkable th...

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Why was Sarah Winchester's puzzling mansion built with so many mysterious features? And is it truly haunted?In 1884, Sarah Winchester began building a large mansion in Santa Clara County, California. Under Sarah's direction, the house rose to be seven stories high and filled with mysterious features, including stairs that lead to nowhere and windows that look into other int...

Gooaal! Soccer fans, get your game on with this book about one of the biggest tournaments in women’s sports.The first international women's soccer match was in 1881, but the Women's World Cup didn't become official until 1991 -- 110 years later! Read about the courageous, soccer-loving women who worked hard to have a World Cup of their own in this addition to the Who HQ series. Young readers will learn about the history of women's soccer, star players, and iconic w...

**Following the same format as the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series, the What Is the Story of? series brings you the stories behind the most beloved characters of our time."Autobots, Transform and Roll Out!" Drive along with some of the fiercest fighters ever in this biography of the Transformers that will have young readers ready to jump into action.**Since the 1980s, the Transformers toy line has been defining the lives of children with its mighty h...

Discover the true story of the Twin Towers—how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed—in this informative account part of the New York Times bestselling What Was? series featuring 16 pages of photos.When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were considered an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed the New York City skyline dramatically. Offices and c...