¿Quién es Lionel Messi? (Who Is Lionel Messi? Spanish Edition)

James Buckley Jr. is a prolific author of nonfiction for young readers, with more than 150 books to his credit (and still typing!). He is the author of more than a dozen titles in the New York Times bestselling Who Was? biography series, including books on the Wright Brothers, Milton Hershey, Betsy Ross, Jules Verne, and Blackbeard.

Yanitzia Canetti is a Cuban-American writer, translator, and teacher. She has published more than 500 books, especially children’s literature. Her works have been translated into English, Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Chinese, among other languages. In turn, she has translated more than 200 books into Spanish from other authors, such as the Dr. Seuss series, Curious George, Amelia Bedelia, among others. She has received numerous awards and recognitions in the fields of literature and education- in 2011, she was chosen as one of the 25 most influential women in the Hispanic world by People en espanol magazine. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with her children Ares and Eros.