Author: Who HQ

While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball,...

When she was just fifteen years old, Greta Thunberg knew she wanted to change the world. With a hand-painted sign that read School strike for the c...

When L. Frank Baum wrote about the adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy and her pet dog in the magical Land of Oz in 1900, he wanted to cr...

Established in 1857 as the first national park in the United States, Yellowstone has been drawing visitors to its beautiful landscape for over 150 ...

Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an ...

This revised edition (updated for the 2024 election) explains American presidential campaigns and includes stickers, activities, and a color-your-o...

Ever since she was a child, Ariana Grande has been performing. When she was just fifteen years old, she made her Broadway debut in the musical 13. ...

Cynthia Erivo fell in love with performing when she was only five years old and sang 'Silent Night' as a solo in a school Christmas play. When she ...

Shaun White, known as The Flying Tomato' because of his bright red hair, received his first snowboarding sponsorship by age seven. This was just th...

Also known as Nessie, this creature of the lake's history dates all the way back to the year 565. Since then, there have been photographs and films...

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Does the ape-like Yeti really roam the Himalayan mount...

How did a young boy who played three sports become a two-time Super Bowl champion? Find out in this exciting Who HQ Now book about one of America's...

Billie Jean King grew up in a family of athletes. It was no surprise when she quickly began to excel at tennis. She became the top female singles p...

Lionel Messi loved soccer from an early age, often playing with his family members with encouragement from his grandmother. Now, he is regarded as ...

Known as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, Alfred Hitchcock's unique vision in movies like Psycho and The Birds sent shivers down...

Presenting What Do We Know About?, an exciting extension of the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series! The Nazca Lines in Peru have mysti...

On November 24, 1971, an unidentified man hijacked an airplane that was flying from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington. He demanded US$200,00...

In America during the early twentieth century, no part was safe from segregation, not even the countrys national pastime, baseball. Despite their e...

Kobe Bryant was just an eighteen-year-old high-school basketball player when he decided to enter the National Basketball Associations draft. Though...

Learn more about the cartoonist who created Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the lovable Peanuts gang in this new addition to the #1 New York...