Since 2002, over 250 Who Was? books has been published by Penguin Workshop. The collection has expanded to include the What Was? and Where Is? series along with the new Who HQ graphic novels. The books explore influential people, world-famous landmarks, and compelling historical events.
Read the recently published graphic biography series for youth, then learn more at the website.
The WHO HQ GRAPHIC NOVEL series is the latest addition to the popular Who Was? series. These fast-paced, nonfiction narratives use full-color comic illustrations to tell stories of key individuals from history. The first four graphic nonfiction novels in this series include:
WHO WAS THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE?: CESAR CHAVEZ
WHO WAS THE GIRL WARRIOR OF FRANCE?: JOAN OF ARC
WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN ON THE MOON?: NEIL ARMSTRONG
WHO SPARKED THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT?: ROSA PARKS
WHO HQ is the web headquarters of the Who Was books. The website contains dozens of classroom lessons, activity sheets, links, and other resources. Monthly program resources are available at the website and through an online newsletter.
To visit the website, go to https://www.whowasbookseries.com/.
ARC courtesy of Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
