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- Baseball Biographies for Kids. We recommend this book for young readers who show enthusiasm for baseball and wish to learn about the sport’s history and legendary players.
- Soccer Legends for Kids. We believe this soccer biography offers young readers an engaging introduction to the sport’s most legendary players, blending essential historical facts with captivating graphics.
- Messi: A Boy Who Became A Star. We recommend this book for young soccer enthusiasts eager to learn about Lionel Messi’s journey to stardom. Pros. Portrays a positive role model and inspires determination.
- No Better Friend: Young Readers Edition. We believe this moving true story of a man and his dog surviving the trials of war is an inspirational and educational pick for young readers.
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Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist by Linda Skeers, illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens PALEONTOLOGIST Perfect in every way, this appealing biography recounts Mary Anning’s beach discoveries of the first dinosaur bones–fossilized ancient creatures that no one had ever seen before. Even though women weren...
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 DISABILITIES ACTIVIST Jennifer uses a wheelchair because of her cerebral palsy. Using a wheelchair means that she can’t get into the neighborhood school with stairs or eat lunch in the cafeteria with th...
O Captain, My Captain: Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Sterling Hundley Fascinating and important! I learned so much history that I didn’t know about both Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman.Whitman observed Lincoln as a candidate and later as the President. The Civil War affected Whitman deeply, he ...
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. During the Revolutionary War, a lady named Anna Strong helped the Patriots by spying on the Loyalists and the British army.America needed her and she delivered. This is history worth knowin...
Sing with Me The Story of Selena Quintanilla by Diana López, illustrated by Teresa Martinez A concise, entertaining biography of Selena’s early years as she worked hard until she saw success as a singer — winning awards and learning Spanish and getting married. (You’ll appreciate that this biography does not talk about her death.) Ruby’s Hope: A St...
The Boy in Number Four by Kara Kootstra, illustrated by Reagan Thomson I enjoyed this picture book about Bobby Orr’s life as a young boy playing hockey — how hard he worked and how much he loved playing. Nadia The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still by Karlin Gray, illustrated by Christine Davenier This lovely biographical picture book introduces a new gen...
Try It! How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat by Mara Rockliff, illustrated. byGiselle Potter Frieda Caplan introduces new fruits and vegetables at a produce market in Los Angeles starting in the 1950s with mushrooms. She continues sharing unusual foods at the market, foods that you probably haven’t even heard of, let alone tried such as the nop...
- Baseball Biographies for Kids. Parents looking for a book that can introduce their kids to the world of baseball should consider the Baseball Biographies for Kids.
- Black Inventors: 15 Inventions that Changed the World (Biographies for Kids) This book is a must-have for parents who want to teach their kids about the contributions of Black inventors.
- Football Biographies for Kids. This book is a great choice for any young football fan looking to learn more about the greatest NFL players from the 1960s to today.
- Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography. This Little Golden Book biography of Taylor Swift is a delightful addition to any young reader’s collection.
Are you looking to scaffold your Biography Report Unit? The Biography Collection has over 47 kid-friendly biographies and comprehension resources and includes: 47 Biographies with vocabulary, comprehension, and report resources
Jan 19, 2022 · Here is a great collection of biography and autobiographies for kids of all ages. These books are suitable for elementary, middle grades to teens. You can find them in your local library or nearby bookstores.
Biographical stories inspire the next generation. According to a new survey of 1,000 UK children aged 6‐16, when asked “Who, if anyone, would you most like to be when you grow up?” one quarter (25%) of young people answered that they’d like to be a scientist, closely followed by athlete (17%) and artist or designer (16%).
Whether you’re looking for biographies for a school project or because your child loves learning more about famous individuals, these biography books for kids are a perfect place to start.
