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Biography SERIES HEADER
Meet the geniuses—and let them tell you all about their own lives!
With engaging first-person narration, this series of biographies tells the stories of great historical figures in
science, art, exploration, music, and other fields. Appealing illustrations, information on each person’s work
and successes, and a timeline of major events reveal how these geniuses left their mark on humanity.
Coco Chanel APRIL 2020
Illustrated by Isabel Muñoz, text by Jane Kent ISBN 9788854413634
$9.95 ($13.50 CAN)
Her name was Coco Chanel, and her couture creations revolutionized wom- HC
en’s fashion, winning fans around the world. Take a walk down the Parisian 42 PP (all in color)
7 5/8 × 9 1/4
catwalk and follow the story of Chanel’s life, and of the high-fashion house Ages 6 and UP
she founded. Find out about Coco’s years in an orphanage where she learned CQ 30
how to sew, her time as a singer, her marriage, and how a simple hat shop led US/Can
to international fame. White Star Kids

Ella Fitzgerald APRIL 2020
Illustrated by Isabel Muñoz, text by Jane Kent ISBN 9788854416222
$9.95 ($13.50 CAN)
Called “The First Lady of Song,” Ella Fitzgerald was one of the world’s most HC
popular jazz singers. She worked with the twentieth century’s greatest com- 42 PP (all in color)
posers and musicians, won 13 Grammys, received the National Medal of 7 5/8 × 9 1/4
Ages 6 and UP
Arts, and the Kennedy Center Honors, and sold millions of records. Learn CQ 30
all about this incomparable diva, including her difficult childhood, her first US/Can
performance in the famed Apollo Theater’s amateur night, and the discrim- White Star Kids
ination she faced.

Galileo Galilei APRIL 2020
Illustrated by Isabel Muñoz, text by Jane Kent ISBN 9788854413351
$9.95 ($13.50 CAN)
Astronomer, physicist, and philosopher Galileo Galilei was referred to as HC
“The Father of Modern Science,” because of his groundbreaking research. 42 PP (all in color)
7 5/8 × 9 1/4
Making observations about nature, and using mathematics to back them up, Ages 6 and UP
he proved the Copernican Theory true: the Sun, not the Earth, is the center CQ 30
of the universe. Join Galileo on his pioneering journey to see why his work US/Can
had such long-lasting implications, and why the Catholic Church even con- White Star Kids
demned him for heresy.

Louis Pasteur APRIL 2020
Illustrated by Isabel Muñoz, text by Jane Kent ISBN 9788854416215
$9.95 ($13.50 CAN)
Famous for developing the process of pasteurization, Louis Pasteur helped HC
advance the field of microbiology. Winner of France’s Legion of Honor, 42 PP (all in color)
7 5/8 × 9 1/4
Pasteur solved many medical mysteries and created vaccines against rabies Ages 6 and UP
and anthrax. Kids can learn about this visionary’s life, including his child- CQ 30
hood talent for art, scientific training, years of teaching, discovery of molec- US/Can
ular symmetry, and trailblazing research on fermentation. White Star Kids

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