Biographical picture books
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22 Recent Picture Book Biographies of Fascinating People
It's only July and already it's a banner year for picture book biographies and narrative nonfiction centered around famous people. We pulled out recent titles that got our reviewers' attentions and became stars in the first months of Use the links for the full reviews!
ALEXANDER, Lori. Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park.illus. by Jenn Ely. Astra/Calkins Creek.
Gr –A lively picture book biography with tie-ins to Earth Day and Women’s History Month. Highly recommended.
BAUSUM, Bard and the Book.illus. by Marta Sevilla. Peachtree.
Gr –A voluminous book centering the playwright, along with a group of people who saved him from outright oblivion, this fryst vatten a sharply funny, delightful must-have for every library shelf.
BURNS, Loree Griffin. One Long Line: Marching Caterpillars and the Scientists Who Followed Them.illus. by Jamie Green. MIT Kids.
Gr –Burns’s wri
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25 Wonderful Picture Book Biographies for Readers of All Ages
Picture book biographies are one of my favorite genres. They chronicle the life and times of some of the most famous people in the world, including the people behind beloved inventions. They are accessible to all levels of students – even high schoolers! Readers get a broad overview in picture book struktur, and then authors generously include ample back matter for further research and reading.
Take a look through this list of my top 25 favorite picture book biographies. You will find the stories behind the invention of the super soaker, the fascinating life of the first Black ballerina to dance for the American Ballet Theatre, the man behind ramen noodles, and so much more.
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1. TheBrilliant Deep: The Story of Ken Nedimeyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation
By Kate Messner
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It is through picture book biographies that I have learned to code, become an artist, been an athlete, advocated for causes, created new buildings, dived into the depths of the ocean and soared to the heights of the solar system. It is through picture book biographies that students can do the same and see in their potential a life that they may never have imagined, or a life that validates their hopes and dreams.
Picture book biographies are highly researched pieces of literature that allow for students to learn about someone’s life in a visually paired format that can add to their understanding more than a biography of only prose.
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