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Nov 23, 2023 · Explore these amazing biographies for kids as per the genre that fascinates your kids the most. Table of Contents. Biographies of Scientists, Inventors & Mathematicians for Kids. Biographies of Artists for Kids. Biographies of Kids Who Changed The World. Biographies of Leaders for Kids.
Introduce the biography genre to elementary students. When introducing the biographies for elementary students, it is important to choose age-appropriate and engaging books. Younger students may prefer biographies of contemporary figures, while older students may be interested in reading about historical figures.
1. Make a Solid Introduction. When first exploring biographies with your child, it’s important to start small and steadily build your child’s interest. Marissa Jordening, a fourth-grade teacher in Colorado, recommends starting with picture books.
- 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.
- 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.
Teaching biographies can feel intimidating at first, but once you have a solid understanding of the genre, a roadmap of how to teach it, and teaching resources and activities, it’s easy! This post will equip you with all of that and more!
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A biography is a true story about someone's life and is part of the non-fiction genre. Genres are categories or types of books that have similar characteristics.
