Biographies for Kids : Available on Amazon 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. When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant Kindergarten - 3rd grade 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 Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport Kindergarten - 4th grade Wilma Unlimited How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull Kindergarten - 5th grade Me...Jane by Patrick McDonnell Kindergarten - 2nd grade Manfish A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne