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James Buckley, Jr.

James Buckley has written more than 100 books for children, including Curious About Pluto, The Moon, and Home Address: ISS, The International Space Station, for the Penguin-Smithsonian line.
Who Is Shohei Ohtani?
¿Quién es Lionel Messi? (Who Is Lionel Messi? Spanish Edition)
TIME for Kids: Amazing Athletes
Who Is Lionel Messi?
Who Is Katie Ledecky?
¿Quién fue Pelé?
Who Is Aaron Judge?
Who Was Jim Thorpe?
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Sports
¿Quién fue Roberto Clemente?
Who Is Cristiano Ronaldo?
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?
Who Is Tom Brady?
Who Is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?
Who Was Benedict Arnold?
It's a Numbers Game! Basketball
Who Was Sam Walton?
Who Was Pelé?
Who Was Booker T. Washington?
Who Are Venus and Serena Williams?
Spacesuits
Curious About Pluto
Who Was Jules Verne?
The Moon
Who Was Blackbeard?
Who Was Seabiscuit?
Home Address: ISS
Who Was Jesse Owens?
Who Was Betsy Ross?
Who Was Roberto Clemente?
Who Was Muhammad Ali?
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
Who Was Milton Hershey?
Who Was Ernest Shackleton?

Books

Who Is Shohei Ohtani?
¿Quién es Lionel Messi? (Who Is Lionel Messi? Spanish Edition)
TIME for Kids: Amazing Athletes
Who Is Lionel Messi?
Who Is Katie Ledecky?
¿Quién fue Pelé?
Who Is Aaron Judge?
Who Was Jim Thorpe?
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Sports
¿Quién fue Roberto Clemente?
Who Is Cristiano Ronaldo?
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?
Who Is Tom Brady?
Who Is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?
Who Was Benedict Arnold?
It's a Numbers Game! Basketball
Who Was Sam Walton?
Who Was Pelé?
Who Was Booker T. Washington?
Who Are Venus and Serena Williams?
Spacesuits
Curious About Pluto
Who Was Jules Verne?
The Moon
Who Was Blackbeard?
Who Was Seabiscuit?
Home Address: ISS
Who Was Jesse Owens?
Who Was Betsy Ross?
Who Was Roberto Clemente?
Who Was Muhammad Ali?
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
Who Was Milton Hershey?
Who Was Ernest Shackleton?

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