From my years working as an elementary teacher and later as a school librarian, I learned that some kids enjoy reading nonfiction more than fiction. With that in mind, I thought that I’d provide links to lists of biographies for children as well as links to reviews of some of the picture book biographies that I’ve posted previously at Wild Rose Reader and Blue Rose Girls.
Biography Book Lists & Reviews
- From Booklist (June 2009): Top Ten Biographies for Youth
- From The PlanetEsme Plan (Januray 2009): THE ROAD TO OZ and OTHER INSPIRING BIOGRAPHIES (NONFICTION)
- Teacher’s Gazette (April 2003): Postcard from Planet Esme—Living La Vida Reading: Great Picture Book Biographies
- From Seven Impossible Things (January 2008): Good Picture Book Biographies Start Here
- From Reading Rockets: Ten Unforgettable Biographies
- From Perrot Memorial Library in Old Greenwich, CT (August 2007): Picture Book Sports Biographies
- Books by Don Brown: Most of the books listed on Don Brown’s main page are picture book biographies. Click on a specific title to read about that book. (Note: Don is my favorite author/illustrator of picture book biographies for young children.)
- Biographies by Kathleen Krull
- Biographies by Diane Stanley
- Biographies and Nonfiction Books by Doreen Rappaport
Reviews of Picture Book Biographies from Wild Rose Reader & Blue Rose Girls
- From Scholastic: Biography Writer’s Workshop with Patricia & Fredrick McKissack
- From Reading Rockets: A Video Interview with David Adler
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2 comments:
Thanks for these resources here, Elaine. Very helpful. I tweeted the link to this post.
I'm looking forward to reading Chris Barton's picture-book bio of the Day-Glo Brothers.
Susan,
I read about Chris's book at 7-Imp the other day. it sounds like a terrific book. I learned a lot from reading children's biographies and other nonfiction books when I was a teacher and librarian.
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