For quite a few years now, readers 9 to 12 have been enjoying the Who Was? Series, and this fun overview reincorporates the historic figures into a brisk narrative covering more than two millennia of history. With accessible explanations of their accomplishments, here are introductions to interesting characters like Catherine the Great, the Brothers Grimm, Simon Bolívar, Mary Shelley, Harriet Tubman, Roald Amundsen, and Babe Ruth. The series' distinctive bobble-headed illustrations appear throughout and on the 100 stickers in the back of the book.