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Browsing Picture Books in Juvenile Biography

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The Juvenile Biography section is one of my favorite places to browse in the library. I learn something new every time I leaf through a picture book biography. The vivid illustrations put me right into the time and the place where the action is happening. We have a wonderful selection of engaging and informative picture book biographies available to check out with your library card. 

 

Here are a few recommendations. Click on a title to find it in the catalog.

 

Shark Lady by Jess Keating; Illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens

Thank You, Dr. Salk! The Scientist Who Beat Polio and Healed the World by Dean Robbins; Illustrated by Mike Dutton

A Computer Called Katherine by Suzanne Slade; Illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison

Manfish: The Story of Jacques Cousteau  by Jennifer Berne; Illustrated by Eric Puybaret

The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins; Illustrated by Jill McElmurry

Blast Off! How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America Into Space by Suzanne Slade; Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport

Breaking Through the Clouds: The Sometimes Turbulent Life of Meteorologist Joanne Simpson by Sandra Nickel; Illustrated by Helena Perez Garcia

Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, The First Paleontologist by Linda Skeers; Illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens

Born to Draw Comics: The Story of Charles Schulz and the Creation of Peanuts by Ginger Wadsworth; Illustrated by Craig Orback

Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing by Kay Haring: Illustrated by Robert Neubecker

Mornings With Monet by Barb Rosenstock; Illustrated by Mary GrandPre

Dear Mr. Dickens by Nancy Churnin; Illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe

My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle’s Journey to Alvin Ailey by Lisa Cline Ransome; Illustrated by James Ransome

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd; Illustrated by Christian Robinson

Celia Planted A Garden: The Story of Celia Thaxter and Her Island Garden by Phyllis Root; Illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites by Jamie Michalak; Illustrated by Yuko Jones

Alice Waters Cooks Up A Food Revolution by Diane Stanley; Illustrated by Jessie Hartland

I Am An American: The Wong Kim Ark Story by Martha Brockenbrough; illustrated by Julia Kuo

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jennifer Bryant; Illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Prairie Boy: Frank Lloyd Wright Turns the Heartland into a Home by Barb Rosenstock; Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal

 

 

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