Janet B. Pascal — новинки

n October 29, 1929, life in the United States took a turn for the worst. The stock market – the system that controls money in America – plunged to a record low. But this event was only the beginning of many bad years to come. By the early 1930s, one out of three people was not working. People lost their jobs, their houses, or both and ended up in shantytowns called “Hoovervilles” named for the president at the time of the crash. By 1933, many banks had gone under. Though the U.S. has seen other times of struggle, the Great Depression remains one of the hardest and most widespread tragedies in American history. Now it is represented clearly and with 80 illustrations in our What Was…? series.

Hail to the Chiefs is a boxed set that includes WHO WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON?, WHO WAS ABRAHAM LINCOLN?, WHO WAS JOHN F.KENNEDY?, WHO WAS RONALD REAGAN?, and WHO IS BARACK OBAMA? With 80 black-and-white illustrations and an easy-to-read narrative, this collection shows how five different men dealt with the most powerful - and difficult - job on earth.

Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality. He often threw dinner parties where guests wore outrageous hats! And he donned quirky hats when thinking up ideas for books like his classic "The Cat in the Hat". This biography, with black-and-white illustrations throughout, brings an amazingly gifted author / illustrator to life.