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The following book list contains Biographies of notable figures. The books range from Preschool level (age 1-3) to 8th grade (age 14). Links to sources for purchase may be found by clicking on each title or may be acquired through your local library.

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Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

Title
Author
Category
Link
All the Way to the Top
By: Annette Bay Pimentel
Non-fiction
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A Splash of Red
By: Jen Bryant
Non-fiction
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A Voice Named Aretha
By: Katheryn Russel-Brown
Non-fiction
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Balloons Over Broadway
By: Melissa Sweet
Non-fiction
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Becoming Bach
By: Tom Leonard
Non-fiction
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Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci
By: Joseph D’Agnese
Non-fiction
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Bon Appetit!
By: Jessie Hartland
Non-fiction
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Brave Clara Barton
By: Frank Murphy
Non-fiction
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Buffalo Bill
By: Ingri D’Aulaire
Non-fiction
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Caroline’s Comets
By: Emily Arnold McCully
Non-fiction
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Cleopatra
By: Diane Stanley
Non-fiction
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Counting the Stars
By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Non-fiction
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Dancing Hands
By: Margarita Engle
Non-fiction
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Daredevil
By: Meghan McCarthy
Non-fiction
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Dinosaur Lady
By: Linda Skeers
Non-fiction
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Drum Dream Girl
By: Margarita Engle
Non-fiction
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Ella Fitzgerald
By: Andrea Pinkney
Non-fiction
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Eleanor
By: Barbara Cooney
Non-fiction
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Emmanuel’s Dream
By: Laurie Ann Thompson
Non-fiction
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Encounter
By: Jane Yolen
Non-fiction
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Exquisite
By: Suzanne Slade
Non-fiction
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First Mothers
By: Beverly Gherman
Non-fiction
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George Washington
By: Ingri D’Aulaire
Non-fiction
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Good Queen Bess
By: Diane Stanley
Non-fiction
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Grace Hopper
By: Laurie Wallmark
Non-fiction
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Grandfather Gandhi
By: Arun Gandhi
Non-fiction
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Grandfather’s Journey
By: Allen Say
Non-fiction
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Harlem’s Little Blackbird
By: Renee Watson
Non-fiction
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Harvesting Hope
By: Kathleen Krull
Non-fiction
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Henri’s Scissors
By: Jeanette Winter
Non-fiction
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Here Come the Girl Scouts
By: Shana Corey
Non-fiction
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How To Solve a Problem
By: Ashima
Non-fiction
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It Began With a Page
By: Kyo MacClear
Non-fiction
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Itzhak: The Boy Who Loved the Violin
By: Tracy Newman
Non-fiction
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Joan of Arc
By: Diane Stanley
Non-fiction
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Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea
By: Tony Johnston
Non-fiction
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Look Up! Henrietta Leavitt
By: Robert Burleigh
Non-fiction
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Malala’s Magic Pencil
By: Malala Yousafzai
Non-fiction
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Magic Ramen
By: Andrea Wang
Non-fiction
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Mama Miti
By: Donna Jo Napoli
Non-fiction
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Martin’s Big Words
By: Doreen Rappaport
Non-fiction
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Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
By: Kathryn Gibbs Davis
Non-fiction
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Neo Leo
By: Gene Barretta
Non-fiction
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Odd Boy Out
By: Don Brown
Non-fiction
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Pablo Neruda
By: Monica Brown
Non-fiction
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Paper Son
By: Julie Leung
Non-fiction
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Planting Stories
By: Anika Aldamuy Denise
Non-fiction
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Queen of Physics
By: Teresa Robeson
Non-fiction
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Radiant Child
By: Javaka Steptoe
Non-fiction
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Reaching for the Moon
By: Buzz Aldrin
Non-fiction
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Rosa
By: Nikki Giovanni
Non-fiction
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She Loved Baseball
By: Audrey Vernick
Non-fiction
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Six Dots
By: Jen Bryant
Non-fiction
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Snowflake Bentley
By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Non-fiction
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Summer Birds
By: Margarita Engle
Non-fiction
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The Art Lesson
By: Tomie DePaola
Non-fiction
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The Boy on Fairfield Street
By: Kathleen Krull
Non-fiction
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The Boy Who Drew Birds
By: Jacqueline Davis
Non-fiction
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The Boy Who Loved Math
By: Deborah Heiligman
Non-fiction
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The Brothers At Bat
By: Audrey Vernick
Non-fiction
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The Cat Man of Aleppo
By: Irene Latham
Non-fiction
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The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
By: Barbara Kerley
Non-fiction
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The Girl Who thought in Pictures
By: Julia Finley Mosca
Non-fiction
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The Iridescence of Birds
By: Patricia MacLachlan
Non-fiction
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The Noisy Paint Box
By: Barb Rosenstock
Non-fiction
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The Oldest Student
By: Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Non-fiction
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The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver
By: Gene Barretta
Non-fiction
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The Story of Harriet Tubman
By: Christine Platt
Non-fiction
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The Tree Lady
By: H. Joseph Hopkins
Non-fiction
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Thomas Jefferson
By: Maira Kalman
Non-fiction
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To Dare Mighty Things
By: Doreen Rappaport
Non-fiction
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Vincent Can’t Sleep
By: Barb Rosenstock
Non-fiction
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Viva Frieda
By: Yuyi Morales
Non-fiction
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When I Was Young in the Mountains
By: Cynthia Rylant
Non-fiction
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Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors?
By: Tanya Lee Stone
Non-fiction
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2nd Grade - 4th Grade

Title
Author
Category
Link
A Wizard From the Start
By: Don Brown
Non-fiction
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Ali: An American Champion
By: Barry Denenberg
Non-fiction
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Bard of Avon
By: Diane Stanley
Non-fiction
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Benjamin Franklin
By: Ingri D’Aulaire
Non-fiction
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Drawing From Memory
By: Allen Say
Non-fiction
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Duke Ellington
By: Andrea Pinkney
Non-fiction
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Elizabeth Leads the Way
By: Tanya Lee Stone
Non-fiction
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Gregor Mendel
By: Cheryl Bardoe
Non-fiction
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Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow
By: Gary Golio
Non-fiction
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John Brown
By: John Hendrix
Non-fiction
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Leif the Lucky
By: Ingri D’Aulaire
Non-fiction
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Lewis and Clark
By: Steven Kroll
Non-fiction
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Miss Moore Thought Otherwise
By: Jan Pinborough
Non-fiction
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Nelson Mandela
By: Kadir Nelson
Non-fiction
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Now and Ben
By: Gene Barretta
Non-fiction
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Nurse, Soldier, Spy
By: Marissa Moss
Non-fiction
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Prairie Boy
By: Barb Rosenstock
Non-fiction
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Red Scarf Girl
By: Ji-Li Jiang
Non-fiction
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Schomburg The Man Who Built a Library
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Non-fiction
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Starry Messenger
By: Peter Sis
Non-fiction
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The Boy Who Invented TV
By: Kathleen Krull
Non-fiction
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The Day-Glo Brothers
By: Chris Barton
Non-fiction
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The Poppy Lady
By: Barbara E. Walsh
Non-fiction
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The William Hoy Story
By: Nancy Churnin
Non-fiction
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What to Do About Alice?
By: Barbara Kerley
Non-fiction
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When Marian Sang
By: Pam Munoz Ryan
Non-fiction
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Whoosh!
By: Chris Barton
Non-fiction
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Wilma Unlimited
By: Kathleen Krull
Fiction
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