Biography and autobiography Books

Kirkus Best Teen & YA Nonfiction of 2022"An unforgettable physical and emotional journey." - Kirkus, STARRED review In this harrowing survival story, Brian Koonoo takes off on a hunting trip in Canada's Arctic. After his snowmobile breaks down, his...

A celebration of a beloved folk artist, and her artistic expression of joy and beauty.Known for her vibrant and cheerful paintings of landscapes, plants, and animals, Maud Lewis' iconic folk art is celebrated around the world. Despite her beautiful art,...

Explore 35 of the most groundbreaking, creative female photographers in history and modern times!Ever since photography was invented almost 200 years ago, women have broken barriers and influenced the artform. Now, this first-ever children's book about...

"A compelling introduction to Hank Greenberg for a new generation of baseball fans." --Kirkus ReviewsStory of MVP and Hall-of-Famer "Hammerin" Hank Greenberg, one of the greatest hitters of all time, and the first openly Jewish sports star. "Greenberg's...

Nothing moves us like music.Music Mavens transports readers around the world (and beyond) to a jazz performance in Genoa, an instrument lab in London, a Tokyo taiko dojo, a New York City beatbox battle, and even a film scoring session aboard the starship...

Age range 12+These 15 contemporary climate champions are on the frontlines of science to create a sustainable future on Earth.They are climate scientists, journalists, professors, academics, researchers, and policy makers from around the world who draft...

Age range 12+Entrepreneurship can change your life - and even the world. Idea Makers shares the incredible stories of 15 women who changed the world through their entrepreneurship. Author Lowey Bundy Sichol presents five industries that women are leading...

Sharing perspectives on their journeys into the physical sciences, these heroes provide readers with advice about overcoming adversity.Quake Chasers: 15 Women Rocking Earthquake Science explores the lives of 15 diverse, contemporary female scientists...

When engineers are faced with an impossible problem, they don't quit. They look for solutions. These 15 women are coders and engineers who have faced impossible problems and found solutions. They are each doing amazing work in technical fields while...

Age range 12+These 15 women work with animals on land, air, and sea.Corina Newsome is saving seaside sparrows while Michelle LaRue uses satellites to study Antarctic birds. Lizzy Lowe takes on what many fear in researching spiders, and Erin Ashe lives...

John James Audubon's passion for birds inspired a national movement to protect birds and their habitats.As a child, John would often skip school to roam the countryside. He collected bird nests, unique stones, bits of moss, and other items of interest...

Age range 9+ Discover Her Art invites young art lovers and artists to learn about painting through the lives and masterpieces of 24 women from the 16th to the 20th century.In each chapter, readers arrive at a masterwork, explore it with an artist's eye,...

Emily Dickinson wrote short, often enigmatic poems that are widely read and quoted by people of every age. Yet, as well known as her poetry is, Dickinson as a person is considered to have been a mysterious recluse-a silent figure who wore only white,...

These 15 women fly outside the lines.Soar beside Black Hawk helicopter pilot turned politician Tammy Duckworth, hot air balloonist Edgora McEwan, or medevac pilot Dede Murawsky. Higher up, meet commercial and military aviators such as the Coast Guard's...

2022 INDIES Winner Silver, Juvenile Nonfiction (Children's)Many young people aren't aware that determined individuals created the rights we now take for granted.The idea of human rights is relatively recent, coming out of a postWorld War II effort to...

Age range 9 to 12Beatrix Potter forged her own creative path to independence, fame, and financial success.Peter Rabbit, HuncaMunca, Mrs.Tiggy-Winkle, SquirrelNutkin, Jemima Puddle-Duck - many readers are familiar with the animal characters created by...

Age range 9 to 12Introduce a new generation of readersto the man who wrote the phenomenally beloved Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit.J. R. R. Tolkien for Kids takes young readers through the exciting life of the man who created amazing new worlds...

Age range 12+When Valentina Tereshkova blasted off aboard Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963, she became the first woman to rocket into space. It would be nineteen years before another woman got a chance - cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982 - followed by...

Age range 12+Pirates are a perennially popular subject, depicted often in songs, stories, and Halloween costumes. Yet the truth about pirates - who they were, why they went to sea, and what their lives were really like - is seldom a part of the...

In this expanded edition, readers will encounter six new profiles of amazing women, as well as a new section on the Soviet Union. Noor Inayat Khan was the first female radio operator sent into occupied France and transferred crucial messages to the...

Featuring dozens of iconic NBA superstars like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, and Steph Curry, B is for Baller is the ultimate alphabet book for young hoops fans-whether they're taking their first shot at the...

Age range 5 to 7Meet Clara the composer, Ella the jazz singer, Selena the pop star, and Xian the conductor! Women in music are brilliant, creative, brave, and resilient. They are composers, conductors, singers, musicologists, electronic music producers,...

2018 San Diego Book Awards FinalistCleopatra has been called intelligent and scheming, ambitious and ruthless, sensual and indulgent. This unique biographycaptures the excitement of her life story, including portions that have been largely neglected,...

Age range 9+ The 17th-century Japanese poet Matsuo Basho practically invented the haiku. He's most famous for his travel journals. But how did he come to be such a traveler in the first place? This delightful volume - written entirely in haiku...

This sequel continues the critically-acclaimed graphicnovel Awesome Asian Americans!Learnabout 20 more trailblazers who have enriched the USA.This diverse cast includes historictrailblazers (actor George Takei, author Amy Tan) to current celebrities...

In Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety, Yvonne Castaeda shares vibrant stories of her childhood growing up in Miami as the daughter of humble immigrants from Mexico and Cuba . . . and how she came to develop an unhealthy relationship with food.To...

Amy Chan Zhou's searing memoir about growing up in rural Communist China features descriptions of pastoral beauty and tales of the simple joys of raising farm animals or catching fish in a local river. However, her childhood is scarred by the primitive...

Age range 3 to 6A parable for children about allyship, solidarity, and liberation, inspired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, 'If an elephant has its foot on the tail of mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse...

Age range 6 to 12Create, prevail, change the world...like a GIRL! This celebration of international girl power honours a multitude of women who made a difference. Once upon a time, "like a girl" was an insult. Not anymore! In every walk of life,...

Age range 6+Obsessed with Wii, Nintendo, X-Box, and PlayStation? Meet the inventor whose work made them all possible: Ralph Baer, creator of the first home video game system! Today, the video game industry keeps growing, with ever more platforms...

*Winner of The 2020 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Picture Book**Winner of the 2020 The Best Children's Books of the Year by Bank Street College in the STEM category**Nominated for an Ezra Jack Keats Award*Age range 5+Meet Wu Chien...

Age range 6 +This compelling, timely, and empowering picture book introduces children to Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a Pakistani girl who braved threats from the Taliban in order to play the sport she loved.  Meet Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a...

*Winner of the 2020 Crystal Kite Awards* *Winner of the Cook Prize (Silver Medalist)**Winner of the Best Children's Books of the Year by Bank Street College 2020 in the STEM category**Finalist for a SCBWI's Crystal Kite Award, Atlantic...

Age range 5 & upMore than a century before the Wright Brothers invented their plane, Josephand tienne Montgolfier sent a flying machine into the skies-a hot-air balloon with three animals in the basket. Go up, up, and away with them on their first,...

Age range 5 to 8"If you've got a good idea, and you know it's going to work, go ahead and do it." The inspiring story of Grace Hopper-the boundary-breaking woman who revolutionized computer science-is told in an engaging picture book biography. ...

Nikola Tesla was a physicist, scientist, electrical engineer, and world-renowned inventor whose accomplishments faded into oblivion after his death in 1943. Tesla was undeniably eccentric and compulsive; some considered him to be somewhat of a "mad"...

Many years ago, across distantlands and faraway empires, a series of letters were sent to some of the mostpowerful men on earth. These were no ordinary letters, however- they were fromnone other than the Last Prophet of God and the message they contained...

An activity book series, priced competitively, that will surely become a firm favorite with Muslim parents. Released in time for Ramadan 2019, these books, with the support of online retailers in particular, should sell incredibly well during the Muslim...

Age range 12+An accessible introduction for young people to the Dalai Lama.On July 6, 1935, a mischievous boy was born in a remote village in Tibet, who, at the age of two, was recognised as the fourteenth reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. His eventful...

From the deepest heart of the Moghul palace, tucked away in purdah, her face hidden by veils, one princess came to rule all of Moghul India. She introduced efficiencies, encouraged trade, and made possible a great flowering of the arts...

Njinga, the Warrior Queen, fought fiercely to keep her people from slavery. Yet she engaged in slave trading herself, performed human sacrifices and - some believed - even murdered her nephew, feasting on his heart...

The last empress of China, Cixi fought ruthlessly to isolate her country from the West, while cloistered inside her lavish Forbidden City, ignoring the needs of her people. But was the Dragon Empress evil or just out-of-touch? Gorgeous...

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In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Maya Angelou, the powerful speaker, writer and civil rights activist. Maya Angelou spent much of her childhood in Stamps,...

Meet the first female flier to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean in this book for young readers. Part of the Little People, Big Dreams series that introduces children to history's highest achievers.   In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover...

In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Frida Kahlo, the world-renowned painter. When Frida was a teenager, a terrible road accident changed her life forever. Unable to walk,...

Bjork, Dr Seuss, Whoopi Goldberg, Andy Warhol, Ellen MacArthur, Greta Gerwig, Andrea Bocelli, Hua Mulan ... these are men and women who all dared to be different. Boys will be boys and girls will be girls - or so the meaningless saying goes. Because...

Part of the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of David Bowie, the starman who dazzled audiences with his music. As a child, young David lived with his family in a tiny house on an ordinary street, but he had a...