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There are a lot more genres of biographies than we have listed here, but they aren't included because we simply don't have titles to put in them. Again, these categories are in place to help you narrow the focus of your search, and to find the book you need with as little frustration as possible.

Autobiographies & Memoirs are books written by the person about whom they're about. Autobiographies are explicitly biographical, written in order to impart information about the author's life and context; memoirs, on the other hand, are often more creative, and are usually about something bigger than the details of the subject's life.

While we don't encourage getting all your history from fiction (or even most of it), a good Biographical Novel will combine the best elements of fiction and biography into a personal portrait that imparts both the essence of the subject's life, and the cultural context in which he or she lived. Plus, they're just more fun to read.

You won't find any of these for people who lived more than a couple hundred years ago, but Photobiographies can be especially useful for helping readers understand the person and era they're learning about. Often times these don't have as much outright information as a more traditional biography, but enough quality photographs are a good compensation.

For younger kids (though there are some great ones for older readers, too), Picture Book Biographies help us visualize who it is we're reading about....or simply keep us interested. The best ones do both, and the very best ones do both while still highlighting the artist's vision and interpretation of people and events.

Different genres will fill different needs; if you're working on a big project or unit study, it's a good idea to select titles from all of them. The goal of listing them here is to help narrow your search; as our collection expands, we'll likely be adding genres to the list, and shaping your search results in increasingly precise and illuminating ways.

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	Alvin Ailey by Andrea Davis Pinkney; illustrated by Brian Pinkney from Hyperion Books for Children for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Alvin Ailey by Andrea Davis Pinkney; illustrated by Brian Pinkney from Hyperion Books for Children for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider The Story of E. B. White by Barbara Herkert, illustrated by Lauren Castillo from Henry Holt and Company for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $18.99
	Brave Girl Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel, illustrated by Melissa Sweet from HarperCollins for Preschool-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Bright Path Young Jim Thorpe by Don Brown from Roaring Brook Press for Preschool-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Camille Pissarro by Alix Wood from Windmill Books for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Charles Darwin's Around-the-World Adventure by Jennifer Thermes from Abrams Books for Young Readers for Preschool-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Christopher Columbus His World, His Faith, His Adventures by Elaine Murray Stone 500 Anv from Tyndale House Biography for Preschool-3rd Grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.50 (1 in stock)
	Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois by Amy Novesky, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault from Abrams Books for Young Readers for Preschool-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Country Artist A Story About Beatrix Potter by David R. Collins from First Avenue Editions Biography for Preschool-3rd Grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Daniel Boone by Carol Greene from Children's Press for Preschool-3rd Grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Drum Dream Girl How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael Lopez from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for Preschool-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Finding Narnia The Story of C. S. Lewis and His Brother by Caroline McAlister, Illustrated by Jessica Lanan from Roaring Brook Press for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $19.99
	George Washington Carver Scientist and Teacher by Carol Greene from Children's Press for Preschool-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	George Washington: America's Patriot Heroes of History for Young Readers by Renee Meloche from Emerald Books for Preschool-3rd grade in Heroes for Young Readers (Location: BIO-HERO)
	I Can Read About Johnny Appleseed by J. I. Anderson, illustrated by Drew Brook Cormack from Troll Associates for Preschool-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	In the Belly of an Ox The Unexpected Photographic Adventures of Richard and Cherry Kearton by Rebecca Bond from HMH Books for Young Readers for Preschool-1st grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Joe Louis America's Fighter by David A. Adler, illustrated by Terry Widener from Gulliver Books for Preschool-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	John Ronald’s Dragons The Story of J. R. R. Tolkien by Caroline McAlister, Illustrated by Eliza Wheeler from Roaring Brook Press for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $21.99
	John, Paul, George & Ben by Lane Smith 1^st edition from Hyperion/Madison Press for Preschool-3rd grade in Biography Anthologies (Location: BIO-ANTH) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Johnny Appleseed by Eva Moore from Scholastic Inc. for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Little Naturalists: John James Audobon Painted Birds A BabyLit Book by Kate Coombs from Gibbs M. Smith for Nursery-1st grade in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD) $9.99
	Little Naturalists: The Adventures of John Muir A BabyLit Book by Kate Coombs from Gibbs M. Smith for Nursery-1st grade in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD) $11.99
	Make Way The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schon, and Some Very Famous Ducklings by Angela Burke Kunkel, illustrated by Claire Keane from Random House for Preschool-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $19.99
	Man Who Walked Between The Towers by Mordicai Gerstein from Roaring Brook Press for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Man Who Walked Between The Towers by Mordicai Gerstein from Roaring Brook Press for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Martin Luther A Man Who Changed the World by Paul L. Maier 1^st edition from Concordia Publishing House for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Moses by Carole Boston Weatherford 1^st edition from Hyperion/Madison Press for Preschool-3rd grade 2007 Caldecott Honor Book in Biographies (Location: BIO) $18.99
	My Name is Georgia from Harcourt, Brace & Company for Preschool-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie dePaola from Holiday House for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.99
	Peter the Great by Diane Stanley from William Morrow & Company Biography for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Peter the Great by Diane Stanley from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd. Biography for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $4.00 (2 in stock)
	Peter the Great by Diane Stanley from InquisiCorp Corporation Biography for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $4.00 (2 in stock)
	Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by David A. Adler from Holiday House Picture Book Biography for Preschool-1st grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln Picture Book Biography by David A. Adler from Trumpet Club Picture Book Biography for Preschool-1st grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Picture Book of Dwight David Eisenhower by David A. Adler 1^st edition from Holiday House Picture Book Biography for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Picture Book of George Washington by David A. Adler 1^st edition from Holiday House for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Picture Book of Helen Keller by David A. Adler, John C. Wallner, Alexandra Wallner from Trumpet Club Biography for Preschool-1st grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Picture Book of Paul Revere by Alexandra Wallner, David A. Adler, John Wallner 1^st edition from Holiday House for Preschool-3rd grade in Clearance: Biographies (Location: ZCLE-BIO)
	Picture Book of Rosa Parks by David A. Adler 1^st edition from Scholastic Inc. Picture Book Biography for Preschool-3rd grade in Clearance: Biographies (Location: ZCLE-BIO)
	Picture Book of Rosa Parks by David A. Adler; illustrated by Robert Casilla 1^st edition from Holiday House Picture Book Biography for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Pilot and the Little Prince The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry by Peter Sís from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for Preschool-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $18.99
	Rare Treasure Mary Anning and Her Remarkable Discoveries by Don Brown from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.00 (1 in stock)
	Sacajawea: Wilderness Guide by Kate Jassem from Troll Publishing Biography for Preschool-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Skyrockets for the President A True Story about George Washington and his grandson by Florence Laughlin, illustrated by George Roth Stated First Printing from Rand McNally for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $20.00 (1 in stock)
	So Tall Within Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom by Gary D. Schmidt, Illustrated by Daniel Minter from Roaring Brook Press for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $18.99
	Sparky & Spike Charles Schulz and the Wildest, Smartest Dog Ever by Barbara Lowell, illustrated by Dan Andreasen from Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Picture Biography for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.95
	Thomas Jefferson A Picture Book Biography by James Cross Giblin from Scholastic Inc. for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Tom Edison Finds Out Another Really Truly Story by Sadybeth and Anson Lowitz from Grosset & Dunlap for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Two Very Little Sisters by Carol Carrick, illustrated by Erika Weihs from Clarion Books for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Wangari's Trees of Peace A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter 1^st edition from HMH Books for Young Readers for Preschool-1st grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)

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