New Releases by Pamela D. Pollack

Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years. In this Who Was.? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and run Apple, in addition to turning Pixar into a ground-breaking animation studio. A college dropout, Jobs took unconventional steps in his path to success and inspired the best and the brightest to come with him and "change the world."

This book tells about the life and accomplishments of Nelson Mandela, who spent twenty-seven years in prison for challenging apartheid and who became the first black president of South Africa. This biography profiles the life of Nelson Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist, political prisoner, and president. The coauthor is Meg Belviso.