Find out how these fun, stackable blocks became the most popular toys in the world.The LEGO toy company was founded in 1934 by a Danish carpenter who loved making wooden pull toys. From its humble beg
It's time to cheer for the inspiring athletes of the Paralympic Games!As the Opening Ceremony for the 1948 Summer Olympic Games commenced in London, a similar sporting competition was taking place a f
Hiroshima is where the first atomic bomb was dropped. Now readers will learn the reasons why and what it’s meant for the world ever since.By August 1945, World War II was over in Europe, but the fight
Hiroshima is where the first atomic bomb was dropped. Now readers will learn the reasons why and what it's meant for the world ever since.By August 1945, World War II was over in Europe, but the fight
This baseball league that was made up of African American players and run by African American owners ushered in the biggest change in the history of baseball.In America during the early twentieth cent
Nico Medina is the author of several Who HQ books, including What Was Stonewall?, Where Is Mount Everest?, Where Is Alcatraz?, Who Is Aretha Franklin?, and What Was the Ice Age?
Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world.The Vietnam War was as much a part of the tumultuous Sixties as Flower Power and the C
Find out all about NASA in this out-of-this-world addition to the What Was? series. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the Unite
Ice hockey fans will pull on their skates and gear up for this Who HQ title about the Stanley Cup Finals--the National Hockey League's championship games.Out of the thirty-two pro hockey teams that co
How did a spontaneous protest outside of a New York City bar fifty years ago spark a social movement across America? Find out about the history of LGBTQ rights in this Who HQ title.In the early-mornin
The story of Girl Power! Learn about the remarkable women who changed US history. From Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Gloria Steinem and Hillary Clinton, women throughout US history ha
What Future: The Year's Best Writing on What's Next for People, Technology, and the Planet, edited by Meehan Crist and Rose Eveleth, is a best of the year anthology featuring new writing by and about
A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event—the Holocaust.The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi dea
We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story—arguments and all—of how the US Constitution came into being. Signed on September 17, 1787—four years after the American War for Independence—the C
Learn more about what climate change means and how it’s affecting our planet.The earth is definitely getting warmer. There’s no argument about that, but who or what is the cause? And why has climate c
GOOOAAAAAL! Get ready for a front-row seat at the world's most-watched sporting event--the World Cup.Every four years, thirty-two of the best men's soccer teams from across the globe compete for the t
GOOOAAAAAL! Get ready for a front-row seat at the world's most-watched sporting event--the World Cup.Every four years, thirty-two of the best men's soccer teams from across the globe compete for the t
For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1,500 lives. Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was
Learn the story behind the ten laws that have been the guiding light of Judeo-Christian belief. Not just about Moses, whose origin story leaves open questions, this book looks back at the time when th
A mesmerizing overview of the world as it was when glaciers covered the earth and long-extinct creatures like the woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats battled to survive. Go back 20,000 years ago to
Put on your dancing shoes and move to the music. Rock and roll sprang from a combination of African-American genres, Western swing, and country music that exploded in post World War II America. Jim O'
Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess What: Pouncing Pals: Cat provides young curious readers with striking visual clues
Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess What: Smiling and Spotted: Gecko provides young curious readers with striking visu
Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess What: Flashy Friends: Goldfish provides young curious readers with striking visual
Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess What: Noisy Nibblers: Guinea Pig provides young curious readers with striking visu
Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess What: Cheeky Cuties: Hamster provides young curious readers with striking visual c
Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess What: Wiggling Whiskers: Rabbit provides young curious readers with striking visua
Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess What: Busy Buddies: Dog provides young curious readers with striking visual clues
Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess What: Cheerful Chirpers: Parakeet provides young curious readers with striking vis
Saddle up and get ready for a ride back into the wild and wooly past of the American West.The west was at its wildest from 1865 to 1895, when territories west of the Mississippi River remained untamed
Travel back to the time when the mighty dinosaurs ruled the earth.The Age of Dinosaurs began about 250 million years ago. In the beginning they were quite small but over time they evolved into the var
Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess What: Striped Stalkers: Tiger provides young curious readers with striking visual
Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess What: Frosty Felines: Snow Leopard provides young curious readers with striking vi
Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess What: Nifty Noses: Elephant provides young curious readers with striking visual cl
