Category: Biographies

This book is about the life of five black children who were raised in the ghetto and who were subjected to abusive hands. I can recall so many times

Julia Child became a household name when she entered the lives of millions of Americans through our hearts and kitchens.  Yet few know the richly varied private life that lies

Corrie ten Boom and her family are just simple watchmakers in Haarlem, Holland, where they give what little they have to spread God’s love and help others. But everything

Learn about the civil rights activist Ella Baker in this informative, lyrical picture book from Sibert Honor winner Patricia Hruby Powell and Caldecott Honor winner R. Gregory Christie.“What do

Born into eight very different families, the upbringing and fortunes of Queen Victoria’s grandsons varied widely. Some died in childhood, some were killed in action, and others lived to

The Girl Who Could Dance in Outer Space is the second book in The Girls Who Could Series. It tells the tale of young Mae Jemison, the creative girl

The first woman to win a Nobel Prize, physicist and chemist Marie Curie is the 19th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series about heroes.

It’s 1941 and ten-year-old Norman Mineta is a carefree fourth grader in San Jose, California, who loves baseball, hot dogs, and Cub Scouts. But when Japanese forces attack Pearl

This book teaches a young audience about the works and lives of thirteen women artists through informative texts, puzzles, coloring exercises, and fun quizzes. In colorful spreads that feature