Recommended Biographies
- Adler, David A – Lou Gehrig : the luckiest man
- Adler, David A – A picture book of Patrick Henry
- Adler, David A – Joe Louis : America’s fighter
- Aller, Susan Bivin – Beyond little women : A story about Louisa May Alcott
- Anderson, William – Laura Ingalls Wilder : a biography
- Apte, Sunita – Michael J. Fox : I can make a difference!
- Aronson, Virginia – Ethan Allen
- Baker, Trevor – Steve Irwin : the incredible life of the crocodile hunter
- Bankston, John – Shirley Temple
- Berger, Melvin – Did you invent the phone alone, Alexander Graham Bell?
- Blos, Joan W – The heroine of the Titanic : a tale both true and otherwise of the life of Molly Brown
- Caplan, Jeremy – Franklin D. Roosevelt : a leader in troubled times
- Christopher, Dale – Behind the desk with– Matt Christopher : the number one sports writer for kids
- Collins, David R – To the point : a story about E.B. White
- Davis, Kenneth C – Don’t know much about Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Davis, Kenneth C – Don’t know much about Rosa Parks
- DeMauro, Lisa – Thomas Edison : a brilliant inventor
- Deady, Kathleen W – Clara Barton, a photo-illustrated biography
- Delano, Marfe Ferguson – Helen’s eyes : a photobiography of Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller’s
teacher
- Ehrlich, Amy – Rachel : the story of Rachel Carson
- Ellsworth, Mary Ellen – Gertrude Chandler Warner and the Boxcar children
- Engel, Dean – Ezra Jack Keats : a biography with illustrations
- Fradin, Dennis B – Who was Ben Franklin?
- Freedman, Russell – Out of darkness : the story of Louis Braille
- Green, Carl R – Wyatt Earp
- Hesse, Karen – The young Hans Christian Andersen
- Hill, Christine M – Robert Ballard : oceanographer who discovered the Titanic
- Isadora, Rachel – Young Mozart
- Jurmain, Suzanne – George did it
- Kellaher, Karen – Rosa Parks : civil rights pioneer
- Koestler-Grack, Rachel A. – The story of Helen Keller
- Krull, Kathleen – Marie Curie
- Krull, Kathleen – The road to Oz : twists, turns, bumps, and triumphs in the life of L. Frank Baum
- Krull, Kathleen – Pocahontas : princess of the New World
- Kunhardt, Edith – Honest Abe
- Lee, Betsy – Judy Blume’s story
- Lynch, Wendy – Dr. Seuss
- Macy, Sue – Bull’s-eye : a photobiography of Annie Oakley
- Mattern, Joanne – David Ortiz
- Matthews, Elizabeth – Different like Coco
- McCain, Meghan – My dad, John McCain
- Meadows, James – Marian Anderson
- Medearis, Angela Shelf – Little Louis and the jazz band : the story of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
- Micklos, John – Leonard Nimoy : a star’s trek
- Micklos, John – Alexander Graham Bell : inventor of the telephone
- Miller, Calvin Craig – Tom Brady
- Norwich, Grace – Daniel Radcliffe : no ordinary wizard
- Patrick, Denise Lewis – Jackie Robinson : strong inside and out
- Powling, Chris – Roald Dahl
- Rockwell, Anne F – They called her Molly Pitcher
- Roop, Peter – Keep the lights burning, Abbie
- Roth, B. A – David Beckham : born to play
- Satterfield, Kathryn Hoffman – Benjamin Franklin : a man of many talents
- Savage, Jeff – Peyton Manning
- Savage, Jeff – Maria Sharapova
- Savage, Jeff – David Ortiz
- Savage, Jeff – Tom Brady
- Skira-Venturi, Rosabianca – A weekend with Renoir
- Steffens, Bradley – J.K. Rowling
- Stine, R. L – It came from Ohio! : my life as a writer
- Stone, Tanya Lee – Elizabeth leads the way : Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the right to
vote
- Stone, Tanya Lee – Amelia Earhart
- Stout, Glenn – On the mound with– Curt Schilling
- Stout, Glenn – On the court with– Jennifer Capriati
- Streissguth, Thomas – Christa McAuliffe
- Streissguth, Thomas – John Glenn
- Targ-Brill, Marlene – Barack Obama : working to make a difference
- Thomas, Peggy – Farmer George plants a nation
- Wallner, Alexandra – Grandma Moses
- Yolen, Jane – Johnny Appleseed
- Zuehlke, Jeffrey – Michael Phelps
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