Below are some of the best autobiographies and biographies for kids. We've tried to trim down our list to just include what we feel are the best biographies written specifically for children, but we are definitely open to your input.
Grandfather's Journey
by Allen Say
Kindergarten - 3rd grade
Eleanor
by Barbara Cooney
Kindergarten - 3rd grade
The Art Lesson
by Tomie dePaola
Kindergarten - 2nd grade
Duke Ellington
by Andrea Pinkney
1st grade - 5th grade
Levi Strauss Gets
a Bright Idea
A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants by Tony Johnston
Kindergarten - 3rd grade
Wilma Unlimited
How Wilma Rudolph Became
the World's Fastest Woman
by Kathleen Krull
Kindergarten - 5th grade
Manfish
A Story of Jacques Cousteau
by Jennifer Berne
2nd grade - 5th grade
Mama Miti
by Donna Jo Napoli
Kindergarten - 3rd grade
A Wizard from the Start
The Incredible Boyhood & Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison by Don Brown
2nd grade - 5th grade
Harvesting Hope
The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull
3rd grade - 6th grade
Odd Boy Out
Young Albert Einstein
by Don Brown
2nd grade - 5th grade
Neo Leo
The Ageless Ideas of
Leonardo daVinci
by Gene Barretta
2nd grade - 5th grade
Reaching for the Moon
by Buzz Aldrin
2nd grade - 5th grade
Through My Eyes
by Ruby Bridges
3rd grade - 7th grade
Bill Peet: An Autobiography
by Bill Peet
3rd grade & Up
The Boy Who Invented TV
The Story of Philo Farnsworth
by Kathleen Krull
2nd grade - 5th grade
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