August 11, 2021
Do your children want to learn more about those who have made substantial contributions to history, and the world?
We've put together a reading list of biographies for kids, arranging them by length - short, longer, and longest. We've also included links to two podcasts that also may interest them - Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and The Past & the Curious.
For additional recommendations, call the children's desk at the Marathon County Public Library's Wausau Headquarters at 715-261-7220.
SHORT BIOGRAPHIES
"FARMER WILL ALLEN AND THE GROWING TABLE"
"HARVESTING HOPE: THE STORY OF CESAR CHAVEZ"
"IT BEGAN WITH A PAGE: HOW GYU FUJIKAWA DREW THE WAY"
"ON WINGS OF WORDS: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF EMILY DICKINSON"
"QUEEN OF PHYSICS: HOW WU CHIEN SHIUNG HELPED UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE ATOM"
"SWIMMING WITH SHARKS: THE DARING DISCOVERIES OF EUGENIE CLARK"
"WHAT MISS MITCHELL SAW "
"WILLIAM STILL AND HIS FREEDOM STORIES: THE FATHER OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD"
"THE WORLD IS NOT A RECTANGLE: A PORTRAIT OF ARCHITECT ZAHA HADID"
LONGER BIOGRAPHIES
"THE ADVENTUROUS CHEF: ALEXIS SOYER"
"THE BOY WHO DREAMED OF INFINITY: A TALE OF THE GENIUS RAMANUJAN "
"GAME CHANGERS: THE STORY OF VENUS AND SERENA WILLIAMS "
"I DISSENT: RUTH BADER GINSBURG MAKES HER MARK"
"RED BIRD SINGS: THE STORY OF ZITKALA-SA "
"SCHOMBURG: THE MAN WHO BUILT A LIBRARY "
"WILMA'S WAY HOME: THE LIFE OF WILMA MANKILLER"
LONGEST BIOGRAPHIES
"CALL ME FLOY "
"THE FAITHFUL SPY: DIETRICH BONHOEFFER AND THE PLOT TO KILL HITLER"
"GRASPING MYSTERIES: GIRLS WHO LOVED MATH"
"HOUSE OF DREAMS: THE LIFE OF L.M. MONTGOMERY"
"ISAAC THE ALCHEMIST"
"THAT THEY LIVED: AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO CHANGED THE WORLD"
Elizabeth Lutz / Library Specialist
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