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John O'Brien

John O’Brien has held writing fellowships at the University of Iowa and Stanford University, and he was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. His work has appeared in Hudson Review, Massachusetts Review, TriQuarterly, Country Journal, Harrowsmith, and Gray’s Sporting Journal. He lives with his wife, Becky, in Franklin, West Virginia.
Where Is Machu Picchu?
Where Is Machu Picchu?
Megan Stine , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780515159615
$7.99 US
Paperback
Jan 23, 2018
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Where Is the Colosseum?
Where Is the Colosseum?
Jim O'Connor , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780399541902
$7.99 US
Paperback
Jan 24, 2017
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Mistakes That Worked
Mistakes That Worked
The World's Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be
Charlotte Foltz Jones , John O'Brien
9780399552021
$12.99 US
Hardcover
Oct 11, 2016
Delacorte Press
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Marie Antoinette?
Who Was Marie Antoinette?
Dana Meachen Rau , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448483108
$6.99 US
Paperback
Oct 06, 2015
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Were the Brothers Grimm?
Who Were the Brothers Grimm?
Avery Reed , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448483146
$6.99 US
Paperback
Aug 11, 2015
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Galileo?
Who Was Galileo?
Patricia Brennan Demuth , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448479859
$5.99 US
Paperback
Feb 05, 2015
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Betsy Ross?
Who Was Betsy Ross?
James Buckley, Jr. , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448482439
$6.99 US
Paperback
Dec 26, 2014
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Robert E. Lee?
Who Was Robert E. Lee?
Bonnie Bader , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448479095
$6.99 US
Paperback
Jun 26, 2014
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Abigail Adams?
Who Was Abigail Adams?
True Kelley , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448478906
$6.99 US
Paperback
Jan 23, 2014
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Is Michelle Obama?
Who Is Michelle Obama?
Megan Stine , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448478630
$5.99 US
Paperback
Aug 15, 2013
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Is Bob Dylan?
Who Is Bob Dylan?
Jim O'Connor , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448464619
$6.99 US
Paperback
Jun 27, 2013
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
Joan Holub , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448461748
$6.99 US
Paperback
Dec 06, 2012
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Is Jane Goodall?
Who Is Jane Goodall?
Roberta Edwards , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448461922
$6.99 US
Paperback
Nov 08, 2012
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
¿Quién fue Steve Jobs?
¿Quién fue Steve Jobs?
Pam Pollack , Meg Belviso , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448462660
$6.99 US
Paperback
Aug 16, 2012
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
¿Quién fue Abraham Lincoln?
¿Quién fue Abraham Lincoln?
Janet B. Pascal , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448458533
$6.99 US
Paperback
Apr 12, 2012
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Steve Jobs?
Who Was Steve Jobs?
Pam Pollack , Meg Belviso , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448462110
$6.99 US
Paperback
Mar 29, 2012
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Paul Revere?
Who Was Paul Revere?
Roberta Edwards , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448457154
$6.99 US
Paperback
Sep 01, 2011
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Jackie Robinson?
Who Was Jackie Robinson?
Gail Herman , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448455570
$6.99 US
Paperback
Dec 23, 2010
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
Margaret Frith , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448453460
$5.99 US
Paperback
Jan 07, 2010
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Is Barack Obama?
Who Is Barack Obama?
Roberta Edwards , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448453309
$5.99 US
Paperback
Dec 24, 2009
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
Janet B. Pascal , Janet Pascal , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448448862
$6.99 US
Paperback
Nov 20, 2008
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Elvis Presley?
Who Was Elvis Presley?
Geoff Edgers , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448446424
$6.99 US
Paperback
Aug 16, 2007
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Marco Polo?
Who Was Marco Polo?
Joan Holub , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448445403
$6.99 US
Paperback
Jul 05, 2007
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was William Shakespeare?
Who Was William Shakespeare?
Celeste Mannis , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448439044
$6.99 US
Paperback
Dec 28, 2006
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
Margaret Frith , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448437651
$6.99 US
Paperback
Dec 29, 2005
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Louis Armstrong?
Who Was Louis Armstrong?
Yona Zeldis McDonough , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448433684
$6.99 US
Paperback
Dec 29, 2004
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Mark Twain?
Who Was Mark Twain?
April Jones Prince , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448433196
$6.99 US
Paperback
May 24, 2004
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
Dennis Brindell Fradin , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448431451
$6.99 US
Paperback
Jul 28, 2003
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
At Home in the Heart of Appalachia
At Home in the Heart of Appalachia
A Memoir
John O'Brien
9780385721394
$22.00 US
Paperback
Sep 17, 2002
Anchor
Who Was Harry Houdini?
Who Was Harry Houdini?
Tui Sutherland , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448426860
$5.99 US
Paperback
Jul 22, 2002
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Ben Franklin?
Who Was Ben Franklin?
Dennis Brindell Fradin , Who HQ , John O'Brien
9780448424958
$6.99 US
Paperback
Feb 18, 2002
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Sir Small and the Dragonfly
Sir Small and the Dragonfly
Jane O'Connor , John O'Brien
9780394896250
$5.99 US
Paperback
Nov 08, 1988
Random House Books for Young Readers
Age 4-6 years

Books

Where Is Machu Picchu?
Where Is Machu Picchu?
Megan Stine, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780515159615
$7.99 US
Paperback
Jan 23, 2018
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Where Is the Colosseum?
Where Is the Colosseum?
Jim O'Connor, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780399541902
$7.99 US
Paperback
Jan 24, 2017
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Mistakes That Worked
Mistakes That Worked
The World's Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be
Charlotte Foltz Jones, John O'Brien
9780399552021
$12.99 US
Hardcover
Oct 11, 2016
Delacorte Press
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Marie Antoinette?
Who Was Marie Antoinette?
Dana Meachen Rau, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448483108
$6.99 US
Paperback
Oct 06, 2015
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Were the Brothers Grimm?
Who Were the Brothers Grimm?
Avery Reed, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448483146
$6.99 US
Paperback
Aug 11, 2015
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Galileo?
Who Was Galileo?
Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448479859
$5.99 US
Paperback
Feb 05, 2015
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Betsy Ross?
Who Was Betsy Ross?
James Buckley, Jr., Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448482439
$6.99 US
Paperback
Dec 26, 2014
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Robert E. Lee?
Who Was Robert E. Lee?
Bonnie Bader, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448479095
$6.99 US
Paperback
Jun 26, 2014
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Abigail Adams?
Who Was Abigail Adams?
True Kelley, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448478906
$6.99 US
Paperback
Jan 23, 2014
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Is Michelle Obama?
Who Is Michelle Obama?
Megan Stine, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448478630
$5.99 US
Paperback
Aug 15, 2013
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Is Bob Dylan?
Who Is Bob Dylan?
Jim O'Connor, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448464619
$6.99 US
Paperback
Jun 27, 2013
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
Joan Holub, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448461748
$6.99 US
Paperback
Dec 06, 2012
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Is Jane Goodall?
Who Is Jane Goodall?
Roberta Edwards, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448461922
$6.99 US
Paperback
Nov 08, 2012
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
¿Quién fue Steve Jobs?
¿Quién fue Steve Jobs?
Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448462660
$6.99 US
Paperback
Aug 16, 2012
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
¿Quién fue Abraham Lincoln?
¿Quién fue Abraham Lincoln?
Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448458533
$6.99 US
Paperback
Apr 12, 2012
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Steve Jobs?
Who Was Steve Jobs?
Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448462110
$6.99 US
Paperback
Mar 29, 2012
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Paul Revere?
Who Was Paul Revere?
Roberta Edwards, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448457154
$6.99 US
Paperback
Sep 01, 2011
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Jackie Robinson?
Who Was Jackie Robinson?
Gail Herman, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448455570
$6.99 US
Paperback
Dec 23, 2010
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
Margaret Frith, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448453460
$5.99 US
Paperback
Jan 07, 2010
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Is Barack Obama?
Who Is Barack Obama?
Roberta Edwards, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448453309
$5.99 US
Paperback
Dec 24, 2009
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
Janet B. Pascal, Janet Pascal, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448448862
$6.99 US
Paperback
Nov 20, 2008
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Elvis Presley?
Who Was Elvis Presley?
Geoff Edgers, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448446424
$6.99 US
Paperback
Aug 16, 2007
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Marco Polo?
Who Was Marco Polo?
Joan Holub, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448445403
$6.99 US
Paperback
Jul 05, 2007
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was William Shakespeare?
Who Was William Shakespeare?
Celeste Mannis, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448439044
$6.99 US
Paperback
Dec 28, 2006
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
Margaret Frith, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448437651
$6.99 US
Paperback
Dec 29, 2005
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Louis Armstrong?
Who Was Louis Armstrong?
Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448433684
$6.99 US
Paperback
Dec 29, 2004
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Mark Twain?
Who Was Mark Twain?
April Jones Prince, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448433196
$6.99 US
Paperback
May 24, 2004
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
Dennis Brindell Fradin, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448431451
$6.99 US
Paperback
Jul 28, 2003
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
At Home in the Heart of Appalachia
At Home in the Heart of Appalachia
A Memoir
John O'Brien
9780385721394
$22.00 US
Paperback
Sep 17, 2002
Anchor
Who Was Harry Houdini?
Who Was Harry Houdini?
Tui Sutherland, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448426860
$5.99 US
Paperback
Jul 22, 2002
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Who Was Ben Franklin?
Who Was Ben Franklin?
Dennis Brindell Fradin, Who HQ, John O'Brien
9780448424958
$6.99 US
Paperback
Feb 18, 2002
Penguin Workshop
Age 8-12 years
Sir Small and the Dragonfly
Sir Small and the Dragonfly
Jane O'Connor, John O'Brien
9780394896250
$5.99 US
Paperback
Nov 08, 1988
Random House Books for Young Readers
Age 4-6 years

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