Social Studies Books - Biography

A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen By Erin Frankel, Paola Escobar (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Erin Frankel, Paola Escobar (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593380574
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Published: Random House Studio - February 13th, 2024

A moving picture book biography about chef José Andrés, who, along with his World Central Kitchen organization, is sure to inspire kids to help out in their own communities.


Gifts from Georgia's Garden: How Georgia O'Keeffe Nourished Her Art By Lisa Robinson, Hadley Hooper (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Lisa Robinson, Hadley Hooper (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823452668
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Published: Neal Porter Books - March 19th, 2024

Come behind the scenes of Georgia O’Keeffe’s famous flower paintings to her sustainable homestead in New Mexico, where art was everything and everything was art.


Glenn Burke, Game Changer: The Man Who Invented the High Five By Phil Bildner, Daniel J. O'Brien (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Phil Bildner, Daniel J. O'Brien (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780374391225
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - February 20th, 2024

An inspiring picture book biography about Glenn Burke, the first Major League Baseball player to come out as gay, and the story of how he created the world’s most recognizable handshake, the high five.


Rebel Girls Celebrate Neurodiversity: 25 Tales of Creative Thinkers (Rebel Girls Minis) By Rebel Girls Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9798889640271
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Published: Rebel Girls - February 20th, 2024

TRUE STORIES OF NEURODIVERGENT ICONS

This collection features 25 inspiring tales of neurodivergent artists, athletes, innovators, and more. Read about how these women and girls thought creatively, achieved their dreams, and advocated for the rights of neurodivergent people everywhere.


Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough By Hayley Rocco, John Rocco (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Hayley Rocco, John Rocco (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9780593618097
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - February 27th, 2024

An inspiring and accessible picture book biography of the beloved naturalist, broadcaster, and documentarian David Attenborough—stunningly illustrated by a Caldecott Honoree.


African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History By Tracey Baptiste Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9781523525706
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Published: Algonquin Young Readers - January 2nd, 2024

In this expansive collection of history, meet ten real-life kings, queens, inventors, scholars, and visionaries who lived in Africa thousands of years ago and changed the world.

Black history begins thousands of years ago with the many cultures and people of the African continent.


Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers By Zora Neale Hurston, Jazzmen Lee-Johnson (Illustrator), Ibram X. Kendi Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063098336
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Published: Amistad Books for Young Readers - January 23rd, 2024

An Instant New York Times and Indie Bestseller!


Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts By Ruby Bridges, John Jay Cabuay (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Ruby Bridges, John Jay Cabuay (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781338753912
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Published: Orchard Books - January 2nd, 2024

National civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges responds to letters from thoughtful and concerned young students from across America.

"I've heard their hearts and now share those hearts with you. These pages truly speak to the power of children!" -- Ruby Bridges

Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans.


Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King By Coretta Scott King, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Coretta Scott King, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250167101
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Published: Godwin Books - January 2nd, 2024

Celebrate the life of the extraordinary civil and human rights activist Coretta Scott King with this picture book adaptation of her critically acclaimed adult memoir.


Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round By Kathlyn J. Kirkwood, Steffi Walthall (Illustrator) Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780063303843
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Published: Versify - January 2nd, 2024

This brilliant memoir-in-verse tells the moving story of how a nation learned to celebrate a hero. Through years of protests and petition, Kathlyn's story highlights the foot soldiers who fought to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday.


Darwin's Tree of Life By Michael Bright, Margaux Carpentier (Illustrator) Cover Image
$11.95
ISBN: 9781623717070
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Published: Crocodile Books - January 9th, 2024

Featuring stunning illustrations from Margaux Carpentier, learn about Charles Darwin, his "Tree of Life," and the wonderful ways plants and animals have evolved over time—the perfect book for curious kids.

From the first living things six billion years ago to the animals living around the world today, explore how the huge diversity of the life on Earth came to be.


Extraordinary Magic: The Storytelling Life of Virginia Hamilton By Nina Crews Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316383592
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Published: Christy Ottaviano Books - January 9th, 2024

★ "Purchase this lovely picture book . . . to encourage future creators.