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James Buckley Jr.

Author of Who Were the Wright Brothers?

209 Works 7,725 Members 51 Reviews

About the Author

Series

Works by James Buckley Jr.

Who Was Blackbeard? (2015) 521 copies
Who Was Betsy Ross? (2014) 336 copies
Who Was Jesse Owens? (2015) 329 copies
Who Was Muhammad Ali? (2014) 315 copies
Who Was Roberto Clemente? (2014) 249 copies
Who Is Pele? (Who Was?) (2018) 230 copies
Who Was Ernest Shackleton? (2013) 210 copies
Who Was Seabiscuit? (2015) 206 copies
Who Was Jules Verne? (2016) 175 copies
Football (Eyewitness Books) (1999) 138 copies
Who Was Sam Walton? (2019) 65 copies
Jeremy Lin: Rising Star (2012) 48 copies
World Series Heroes (2003) 46 copies
2010 Playmakers (Nfl) (2010) 37 copies
Super Bowl And NFL Records (2008) 34 copies
All-Time Super Scorers (2001) 30 copies
Who Was Benedict Arnold? (2020) 29 copies
NBA Superstars (2002) 28 copies
Classic Ballparks (2004) 23 copies
Baseball: A Celebration! (2001) 23 copies
MLS World of Soccer (2011) 21 copies
Super Bowl Fireworks (Nfl) (2009) 21 copies
The Moon (Smithsonian) (2016) 21 copies
Six Classic Ballparks (2005) 20 copies
Who Was Jim Thorpe? (2023) 13 copies
AFC South (2003) 11 copies
Spacesuits (Smithsonian) (2017) 9 copies
The Sharkies! (2018) 7 copies
Speedway Superstars (2004) 4 copies
Classic cars (1964) 4 copies
Book of Lists 4 copies
Fantasy football (2016) 3 copies
Sports media relations (2015) 3 copies
Stem in Sports: Math (2015) 3 copies
Beach Babies (2011) 3 copies
Listopia: Planet Earth (2016) 2 copies
The Dinos 1 copy
Baseball 1 copy
Canine hero (2021) 1 copy
Landon Donovan (2006) 1 copy
Antarctic wildlife (2017) 1 copy
Kevin Durant (2017) 1 copy
The new zoo 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1963-01-25
Gender
male
Nationality
USA

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Reviews

Includes timeline, glossary, and “find out more.
 
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VillageProject | Jan 11, 2024 |
 
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lwensel | May 4, 2023 |
A simple, straightforward story of a man and his service dog who drive from Canada to New York after 9/11 to help find survivors in the rubble. Trackr finds the last person alive.

See also: I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001
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JennyArch | Mar 25, 2023 |
Sports. his reader stars three of baseball's biggest heroes: Mark McGwire and his 500+ career homeruns; Sammy Sosa's rise from poverty to international superstardom; and Ken Griffey, Jr.'s out-of-the-park record-breaking career.
 
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wichitafriendsschool | Feb 3, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
209
Members
7,725
Popularity
#3,155
Rating
3.9
Reviews
51
ISBNs
597
Languages
6

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