Biographies

A Wall Street Journal 20 Best Children's Books of the Past 20 Years SelectionA 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistNational Book Award winner M. T. Anderson delivers a brilliant and riveting account of the Siege of...

Lionel Messi dominates soccer. Claiming every major trophy in soccer, Messi is one of the sport's most decorated players. He has an Olympic gold medal, a World Cup win, seven Copa del Rey trophies, and more. Messi has also claimed eight Ballon d'Or...

Lauren Hogg, one of the survivors of the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school in Parkland, Florida, dramatically tells her story in graphic novel form. The tragedy of yet another mass shooting has galvanized the young people of the country,...

As featured in ELLE Decoration, Booklist, and KirkusThe first ever picture-book biography for readers aged 4-7 years of the performance art pioneer - Marina Abramovic Marina Abramovic is a world-famous artist who uses her body to perform in unexpected...

Mary Anning was only 12 years old when she excavated the skeleton of an unknown animal. The discovery of the ichthyosaur was the dawn of a new age of science called paleontology, and Anning became one of the leading experts in the study of dinosaurs...

America's first female detective Kate Warne's mission? Protect president-elect Abraham Lincoln from Southern rebels bent on assassinating him before his inauguration. Abraham Lincoln faces a dangerous and uncertain future after leaving Springfield,...

2025 Best STEM Book Winner2025 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Book Winner In this STEAM picture book, take to the skies with Mary Myers, aka "Carlotta," an aeronaut and inventor whose careful scientific work improved balloons and our understanding of...

2025 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Book Winner"As long as people are reading this book, Bella will be with us still." --Gloria Steinem Meet unique and outspoken Bella Abzug, the iconic Jewish politician and activist who fought for justice and women's...

* 2021 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in Middle Grade Longlist * 2021 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book * 2021 EUREKA! Nonfiction Children's Honor Book Aspiring young chemists will discover an amazing group of role models...

Meet Dr. Wu Lien-teh, defeater of the Manchurian plague--in a story authored by his great-granddaughter, an emergency physician who relied on his life-saving invention during a pandemic a century later. More than a hundred years before Covid, a deadly...

Beautifully illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, an inspirational biography of the Peace rose and its creator digs deep into world history, botany, and the rewards of perseverance. From a young man's experiments in cross-pollination to the rose that became...

An empowering, inspiring--and accessible!--nonfiction picture book about the eleven-year-old girl who actually named the newly discovered Pluto in 1930. When Venetia Burney's grandfather reads aloud from the newspaper about a new discovery--a "ninth...

Growing up African American in the middle part of the twentieth century, James Baldwin saw firsthand the ugly racism that scarred the United States. Further complicating his identity was the fact that he was openly gay at a time when homosexuality was a...

In 1841, a 12-year-old enslaved boy, Edmond Albius, made history when he discovered how to hand-pollinate vanilla plants using a bamboo twig. Until that time, only bees in Mexico could pollinate the plant--botanists couldn't figure out another way. With...

A little boy who loves to find shapes in nature grows up to be one of America's greatest architects in this inspiring biography of Frank Lloyd Wright. When Frank Lloyd Wright was a baby, his mother dreamed that he would become a great architect. She gave...

Emily Dickinson is one of America's greatest and most original poets of all time. When you hear her name, you may imagine the famous recluse whose withdrawal from society became legendary. But it's time to meet a new side of Emily, one that is powerful,...

Emily Dickinson is one of America's greatest and most original poets of all time. When you hear her name, you may imagine the famous recluse whose withdrawal from society became legendary. But it's time to meet a new side of Emily, one that is powerful,...

This is the thrilling story of Robert Smalls and the Confederate ship that he used to liberate himself, his family, and over a dozen others from enslavement. On the night of May 13th, 1862, as the Civil War raged on in the United States, 16 enslaved...

This uplifting read-aloud is a heartfelt wish for all children and a timeless introduction to the Grammy Award-winning and multi platinum singer and songwriter. YOU ARE FEARLESS presents Taylor Swift's inspirational journey, encouraging children to be...

The real-life story of a family who planted 1,000,000 trees--yes, it's true!--to fight deforestation in British Columbia. When Kristen Balouch was 10 years old, her parents made a surprising announcement: their whole family was going on a trip to plant...