Category: Biographies

Discover the man behind the chocolate bar! Milton Hershey’s life was filled with invention and innovation.  As a young man, he was not afraid to dream big and work

Loaded with archival photographs and amazing facts, the DK Biography series introduces young readers to some of history’s most interesting and influential characters. From his early life in Hawaii

As a young woman in Rome more than 200 years after Christ’s resurrection, Cecilia was promised in marriage to Valerian, a non- Christian. On her wedding day, she sang

You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all–with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave woman who was an invalid

A biography of the well-loved baseball personality who set many records and made home runs a common part of the game.

Loaded with archival photographs and amazing facts, the DK Biography series introduces young readers to some of history’s most interesting and influential characters. DK Biography: Harriet Tubman tells the

The history of the feast!  After their first harvest in 1621, the Pilgrims at Plymouth shared a three-day feast with their Native American neighbors. Of course, the Pilgrims and

Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and

George Washington is often called the father of our country. He beat the odds to lead the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, served as first president