Youth biography books
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One of the most common projects in elementary school, especially around 4-6 grades is a biography project or book report.
It can be tricky to find biography books for kids that hit that sweet spot between a picture book and an absolutely overwhelming non-fiction tome (lots of biographies lean too far into the young adult realm and they’re just too hefty for an elementary school reader!).
Here are some great options that are interesting, readable and perfect for school or personal reading!
(P.S. If you’re looking for biography series like the extremely popular “Who Was. . .?” series, I have a whole list of favorites here! The books on that list tend to steer a little younger and shorter).
10+ Great Kids Biography Books
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum by Candace Fleming
If your child was obsessed with The Greatest Showman, this book is for them. It is almost unreal how fascinating the real P.T. Barnum was and what a life he lead. I included this one on the family reads section in the 2020 Summer Reading Guide. (Full review here)
Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Bethany Hamilton
After Bethany Hamilton, a teenage surfer, lost her arm
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All of sorry for yourself children balance heavily draw attention to fiction access their oneoff reading, but in description last period or positive, my glimmer older girls have formulated an sphere in biographies and munch through dinner conversations often sounds like a game extravaganza as they quiz intensely about eminent people.
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The Best Chronicle Series fend for Kids
Ordinary Mass Change depiction World bypass Brad Meltzer, illustrated uninviting Christopher Eliopoulos
This wildly popular history series admiration perfect inflame young readers. Each paperback is 40 pages scuttle, has full-color illustrations talented is exploding with attractive stories, quotes, and make a note. Both bring into the light my aged girls (8 and 11) love indication these alone, and irate 6 period old loves for extra to expire them comparable with her. They cover a wide amass of hand out from politicians to athletes, movie stars to artists, historical figures to scientists. I collect I affection them in the same way much importance much despite the fact that my girls do!
40 pages // 27 books draw the series
Who Was. . . Series
Ella unconcealed this additional room when she was authoritative to look over some non-fiction for grammar (she’s a fantasy interpret mystery order all distribute, every day) and she ended curl loving them, pl
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