Snowflake Bentley
by: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.
“Biographies” in kids-books
kids-books
“Biographies”
George Washington Carver
by: Tonya Bolden
A biography of the slave-born black scientist whose affectionate nicknames included the Wizard of the Goober and the Yam. Bolden provides the requisite biographical details, including Carver's early, tragic separation from his mother, but also traces themes of his career, drawing connections between his kind masters' waste-not values and his future devotion to finding new uses for farm by-products.
Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau
by: Jennifer Berne
Before Jacques Cousteau became an internationally known oceanographer and champion of the seas, he was a curious little boy. In this biography, poetic text and paintings combine to create a portrait of Jacques Cousteau.
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
by: Laban Carrick Hill
Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter.
Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein
by: Don Brown
Gr. 3-5. An introduction to the work and early life of the twentieth-century physicist whose theory of relativity revolutionized scientific thinking.
Me, Frida: Frida Kahlo in San Francisco
by: Amy Novesky
Artist Frida Kahlo finds her own voice and style when her famous husband, Diego Rivera, is commissioned to paint a mural in San Francisco, California, in the 1930s and she finds herself exploring the city on her own.
The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps
by: Jeanette Winter
Author note: “I wish that when I was a little girl, I could have read about someone like Jane Goodall – a brave woman who wasn’t afraid to do something that had never been done before. So now I’ve made this book for that little girl, who still speaks to me.”
What to Do about Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!
by: Barbara Kerley
A brief biography in pictures and simple text of Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife.
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
by: Carole Boston Weatherford
Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.
The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn
by: Robert Burleigh
The neat switcheroo in this picture-book biography has the story of Mark Twain's life told by one of his most endearing characters, Huck Finn. As one might expect, Huck isn't the most articulate of narrators ( I ain't no highfalutin' talker ), and he would probably rather be doing just about anything else: This ain't intendin' to be some windy biografy. I don't lean much to writin', and I don't fetch to books much neither, 'specially long ones. Although Huck's narration is almost overwhelmingly
Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story
by: S. D. Nelson
A simple biography of Lakota-Oglala medicine man Black Elk, from his childhood vision which shaped his life through his battles with the whites and his travels with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary
by: Candace Fleming
Though Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's backgrounds differed considerably, both were intellectuals who shared interests in literature and politics, as well as a great love for each other.
Lincoln: A Photobiography
by: Russell Freedman
Gr. 4-10. This realistic, perceptive, and unromanticized biography of Lincoln includes a sampler of quotations from his writings and speeches.
Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini
by: Sid Fleischman
Gr. 6-9. A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. Profiling his early years, personal life, and great accomplishments in show business, the story of the famous magician, Harry Houdini, comes to life through a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats, complete with index, photos, and author's notes.
Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories about Growing up Scieszka
by: Jon Scieszka
How did Jon Scieszka get so funny? He grew up as one of six brothers with Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, and jokes told at family dinner.
How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous
by: Georgia Bragg
A look at the deaths of several famous people throughout history and the circumstances surrounding those deaths.