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Mar 12, 2020 · Eight inspiring children's autobiography books are must-read for children 10 years and above. I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, Hope in a Ballet Shoe by Michaela DePrince, The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, A Long Way Home - Memoirs of a Boy Soldier By Ishmael Beah, Soul Surfer By Bethany Hamilton, El Deafo by Cece Bell, Red Scarf Girl by ...
- Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl. (£6.99, Puffin) Roald Dahl's best-selling autobiography, which covers his childhood years, is packed with sad, idyllic, funny, unpleasant and incredibly vivid stories.
- Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician by Lesa Cline-Ransome. (£13, Simon & Schuster) An informative and inspiring picture book biography of the remarkable mathematician Katherine Johnson, one of the NASA "human computers" whose work was critical to the first US space launch in the 1960s.
- Becoming: Adapted for Younger Readers by Michelle Obama. (£14.99, Puffin) Adapted for children aged 10+, with a special introduction. Michelle Obama's life story, "in all its messy glory", encourages readers to think about their own life and how they will become themselves as they grow up and keep growing and changing.
- Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant. (£13.99, Random House) When Louis Braille lost his sight as a child there were no books for him to read.
- STEM (Scientists, coders, engineers, and mathematicians) Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist by Linda Skeers, illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens.
- Activists. All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali.
- Writers. O Captain, My Captain: Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Sterling Hundley. Fascinating and important!
- Famous Americans. Anna Strong: A Spy During the American Revolution by Sarah Glenn Marsh, illustrated by Sarah Green. It’s wonderful to see how every person can make a difference.
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Nov 14, 2022 · David Bowie (Little People, Big Dreams) By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. This one’s for all the diaper-dancers and future rockstars. Even the youngest baby learners will be inspired by the one-of-a-kind Starman and his message of fearless individuality. Young David Jones may have looked like an ordinary boy on the outside, but on the inside ...
Graphic Nov. chapter • 224 Pages. #1 in Series. Graphic Nov. End of list. #2: El Deafo #3: Dead End in Norvelt #4: They Were Strong and Good #5: My Book About Me #6: Dragon Hoops.
Sep 28, 2022 · Make sure you use words that even a four-year-old can understand. These words should be short and widely used. For example, when you work on an autobiography for children, it is better to write ‘good’ instead of ‘magnificent.’. ️. Use short sentences. Keep the limit of about 15 words in a sentence.
Dec 25, 2021 · 31 Days, 31 Posts: 2021 Autobiographies for Kids! A brand new category! You know, I’d never really done a list of memoirs and autobiographies in the children’s book sphere before. That’s probably less to do with an objection to the form and more because there just weren’t that many out there.
