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Author: Sreelata Menon, Illustrator: Sonal Gupta. Categories: Age 6-9 years, All FKB Books, Biography, Children, Creative Commons, Grade 1 to Grade 3, Intermediate English, Storyweaver-Pratham. In Perfect Balance is the story of Dipa Karmakar – Biography for children, the first female Indian Olympic gymnast.
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World. age 10+. Inspiring memoir of teen Nobel laureate shot by Taliban. By: Malala Yousafzai , Patricia McCormick (2014) See full review. BOOK.
Ordinary People Change the World by Brad Meltzer, illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. This wildly popular biography series is perfect for young readers. Each book is 40 pages long, has full-color illustrations and is bursting with interesting stories, quotes, and facts. Both of my older girls (8 and 11) love reading these solo, and my 6 year ...
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Sep 24, 2020 · Somewhere between actual biography and tall tale, this picture book tells the story of how fruit trees traveled from the midwest all the way to Oregon and became the orchards that exist there today. 12. A Boy and a Jaguar. The true story of Alan Rabinowitz, as told by himself.
- Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating, illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens. I’d never heard of Eugenie Clark before this book, but I was immediately fascinated by her story.
- John Ronald’s Dragons: The Story of J.R.R. Tolkien by Caroline McAlister, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler. I’m certainly familiar with the beloved Lord of the Rings series, but I didn’t know much about J.R.R.
- Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen: The Story of Six Novels, Three Notebooks, a Writing Box, and One Clever Girl by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Qin Leng.
- The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette Winter. I’d never heard of Zaha Hadid before this book, but I instantly loved her story.
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- Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis. by Jabari Asim, illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Available from: Amazon. Barnes & Noble. Bookshop. Target. Walmart.
- Turning Pages: My Life Story. by Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Lulu Delacre. Available from: Amazon. Barnes & Noble. Bookshop. Target. Walmart. There is much to admire and enjoy in Sonia Sotomayor’s biography for young readers.
- Amazing. by Maia Shibutani, Alex Shibutani and Dane Liu, illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel. Available from: Amazon. Barnes & Noble. Bookshop. Target. Walmart. This luminous picture book highlights the amazing and important contributions of many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who've impacted our world through their achievements.
- I am I. M. Pei. by Brad Meltzer, illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. Available from: Amazon. Barnes & Noble. Bookshop. Target. Walmart. This installment of the Ordinary People Who Change The World series explores the story of world-renowned architect, I. M. Pei, and how he became one of the most famous architects of all time.
Biography is one genre that encompasses elements of thrill, adventure and above all, a larger than life true story. Biographies for kids make gratifying reads for children as well as the entire...
