athomeontheprairie Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 (edited) I'll looking to make a collection of 15-30 biographies. PLEASE make suggestions. Here are the Conditions: The list must be picture books. They can be longer, or for older kids. But MUST be picture books They must be able to be read in ONE sitting. Either by the child or with a parent's help. The list must be diverse. People of all colors, jobs, genders, both people from the past and present, multiple languages, disabilities. In someway, these people must have bettered the world (in anyway. Whether their individual communities, or the world at large). Are fantastic! Thanks! ETA: preference should be given to books published in the past 5 years, but an older book could be considered if it is truly superb Edited October 28, 2016 by athomeontheprairie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 We like the ones by Demi. Dianne Stanley's are good too, longer and more complex, though the artwork is not on the same level as Demi's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 It's 1:30 and we have an audition tomorrow, so I can't take too long on this, but you can do worse than the books by Don Brown. I believe some of his books are out of print. That doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Diane Stanley books could be done in one sitting if your family is used to long read aloud sessions.https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_13?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=diane+stanley+books&sprefix=diane+stanley%2Caps%2C229&crid=C2UE06C5ZJDX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Thanks! These suggestions look great. These will be read with a wide group of children, not just my own. They can be longer, but still need to be read within one setting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 When I was little I had a series called Value Tales. Each book was a separate bio. I loved them and read them over and over. I found they still have them but combined into volumes. Here's the link. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1416998381/ref=aw_wl_ov_dp_1_1?colid=1JLQUJ9OM6T5J&coliid=I451VNYP5ALV9 (They looked like this when I was little- I wish I still had them. Guessing my step mom pitched them. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0916392066/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EJ7Z4CZ4WRM5PQZNYJK8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 OOP, but available used for 1 cent & shipping on Amazon. First Step Biographies, each entitled "Young _________" focusing on significant events of their childhood. Here's the link to the Helen Keller one: https://www.amazon.com/Young-Helen-Keller-First-Start-Biographies/dp/0816725314/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=147775 Published in 1997, by Troll. Amazon has the "look inside" feature, so you can see what the pictures look like. Our kids grew up on them. There seem to be 19 in the series, and several of them have been republished recently. 32 pages in the Helen Keller one, illustrations on every page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) Here are some that we like: James Rumford Seeker of Knowledge Sequoyah (I have not read this one.) Traveling Man From the Good Mountain Kathryn Lasky The Librarian Who Measured the Earth John Muir One Beetle Too Many Vision of Beauty Elizabeth Rusch Electrical Wizard Aliki A Weed is a Flower James Cross Giblin Thomas Jefferson George Washington Laurence Anholt and Mike Venezia did many biographies of artists. The latter author also did biographies for composers and even some on inventors and scientists. Barbara Cooney Eleanor Cheryl Bardoe Gregor Mendel Edited October 29, 2016 by Kfamily 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (About a man who photographed snowflakes) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue daisy Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 We like On a Beam of Light about Albert Einstein. https://www.amazon.com/Beam-Light-Story-Albert-Einstein/dp/145215211X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1477790877&sr=8-2&keywords=einstein+picture+book Seconding Snowflake Bentley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 We have bought several in the David Adler series after checking them out many times from the library:) They are called 'A Picture Book of...' series. http://www.davidaadler.com/the_picture_biography_series__holiday_house__9353.htm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 There are also humorous ones by Mike Venezia. Getting to know the world's greatest composers, presidents, artists, scientists, etc. Here's the one on Beethoven: https://www.amazon.com/Ludwig-Beethoven-Getting-Greatest-Composers/dp/0516200690/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1477867947&sr=8-2&keywords=venezia Cartoon drawings, humorous takes on the famous person's life events. Our library has them. --Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cara4497 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 It's 1:30 and we have an audition tomorrow, so I can't take too long on this, but you can do worse than the books by Don Brown. I believe some of his books are out of print. That doesn't matter. I was going to recommend his Thomas Edison one A Wizard from the Start. And one we just read today The Boy Who Loved Math the Improbable Life of Paul Erdos by Deborah Heiligman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 The Journey that Saved Curious George - H.A. Rey's escape during WWII Leonardo and the Flying Boy - All of Anholt's artist biographies are wonderful, but this one is our favorite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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