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Sindiwe and the Fireflies. Author: Cheréne Pienaar Illustrator: Jano Strydom. Categories: Age 6-9 years, All FKB Books, Biography, BookDash, Children, Creative Commons, Inspirational, Non-Fiction. Sindiwe and the Fireflies – This is the story of Sindiwe Magona. Born in the village of Gungululu in rural Eastern Cape.
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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...
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Nov 23, 2023 · While fiction books for kids are great entertainers and offer a generous dose of imagination and creativity to your child’s mind, non-fiction books and biographies for kids inspire them to believe in the power of their dreams. Biography is one genre that encompasses elements of thrill, adventure and above all, a larger than life true story.
Feb 3, 2023 · A biography falls under the category of Non-Fiction/Informational Books. It is a vast category which is usually approached in one of several ways. In the past, biographies were fictionalized because many experts felt that children would not read a biography unless it read like a good story.
Biographies for kids are non-fiction books written on the kids' levels, so they can get a glimpse into a person's life.
Common literary examples of non-fiction include expository, argumentative, functional, and opinion pieces; essays on art or literature; biographies; memoirs; journalism; and historical, scientific, technical, or economic writings (including electronic ones).
Young readers today have access to a huge number of wonderful biographical titles and collections, so whether your child would like to read about singers, sufragists or scientists you'll have plenty of options to choose from. Biographical stories inspire the next generation.
