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1-24 of 33 results for "biography"
Written by Laurie Lawlor
At an early age, Rachel Carson developed a love of nature. Through tough economic times she took...
2nd - 5th
Written by Jennifer Berne
Curious about the mysteries of the world, young Albert is full of questions. This picture book...
1st - 4th
Written by Elizabeth Rusch
From a very young age, Nikola Tesla was enchanted by electricity. This is the story of his journey,...
2nd - 5th
Written by Chris Barton
As a young boy, Lonnie was always building things, from bamboo shooters to rockets—he even built...
2nd - 5th
Written by Ruby Bridges
The autobiography of Ruby Bridges, who recounts what happened in November of 1960, when she became...
3rd - 7th
Written by Jen Bryant
A picture biography of William Carlos Williams, the poet from Paterson, New Jersey. Inspired by the...
2nd - 5th
Written by Eloise Greenfield
An illustrated biography of Mary McLeod Bethune, the daughter of former slaves who wanted nothing...
1st - 5th
Written by David A. Adler
The story of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama...
1st - 4th
Written by Tanya Lee Stone
This is the story of Jane Addams, who transformed her house in Chicago into a community center called Hull House. She was the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
1st - 4th
Written by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso
In this Who Was...? biography, learn all about the man behind Apple Inc. from his young obsession with computers and technology to his eventual booming business.
3rd - 7th
Written by Patricia Brennan Demuth
In the Who Was...? biography learn all about the life of budding computer whiz and business magnate Bill Gates from his beginnings in Seattle to the founding of Microsoft.
3rd - 7th
Written by Jennifer Fandel
Learn all about how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and changed communication.
3rd - 7th
Written by Davidson and Margaret
An interesting and thoughtworthy story about the invention of of the braille writing system and the man behind it.
2nd - 5th
Written by Kathryn Lasky
Known as the first self-made female millionaire, Sarah Breedwell Walker was a pioneer entrepreneur in the 19th and 20th century United States.
3rd - 6th
Written by Whitney Stewart
In this Who Was...? biography, learn all about the man behind the magic of Walt Disney Studios. From his young life on a farm in Missouri to the Disneyland streets in parks around the world.
3rd - 7th
Written by Gene Barretta
Benjamin Franklin was one of America's most influential figures, and one of its greatest inventors. Learn more about the amazing man behind the lightning rod, bifocals and your own community library.
K - 4th
Written by Eric Blair
This book for beginner readers provides the story of Annie Oakley, and explains how she became a sharpshooter and some of her adventures.
K - 4th
Written by Joseph Bruchac
As a boy, Chester Nez was taught his native language and culture were useless, but he was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII.
2nd - 4th
Written by Eva Moore
Young readers meet one of America’s most famous black scientists, whose concern for his people led to discoveries that changed the history of the Southeast. An easy-to-read biography.
3rd - 5th
Written by Keith Brandt
Young Abraham Lincoln's family didn't have enough money to educate him properly. But through hard work, this amazing boy grew up to become the president of the United States.
3rd - 4th
Written by Trudie Engel
An easy-to-read biography of Latin American legend, Roberto Clemente, who overcame poverty and racism to become one of the greatest professional baseball players ever.
3rd - 5th
Written by Connie & Peter Roop
Eager young readers will learn amazing anecdotes about the earliest accomplishments of some of America's greatest leaders in these accessible, easy-to-read chapter books.
3rd - 4th
Written by Andrew Woods
A biography of the escaped slave who became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.
1st - 4th
Written by Francene Sabin
A biography of an aviation pioneer, emphasizing her childhood.
