Creative Minds Biographies

Meet some of the world’s most creative minds! Written in story format, these episodic biographies give clear, straightforward accounts of historical figures’ lives. Each true story is accompanied by black-and-white illustrations.

Cover: The Country Artist: A Story about Beatrix Potter
Cover: Revolutionary Poet: A Story about Phillis Wheatley
Cover: Stateswoman to the World: A Story about Eleanor Roosevelt
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The Back of Beyond: A Story about Lewis and Clark
Between Two Worlds: A Story about Pearl Buck
Beyond Little Women: A Story about Louisa May Alcott
Bold Composer: A Story about Ludwig van Beethoven
Chocolate by Hershey: A Story about Milton S. Hershey
Civil Rights Pioneer: A Story about Mary Church Terrell
Click!: A Story about George Eastman
The Country Artist: A Story about Beatrix Potter
Dance of the Swan: A Story about Anna Pavlova
Demanding Justice: A Story about Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Discovering Nature's Laws: A Story about Isaac Newton
A Fairy-Tale Life: A Story about Hans Christian Anderson
Farmland Innovator: A Story about Cyrus McCormick
Father of the Constitution: A Story about James Madison
Fighting for Equal Rights: A Story about Susan B. Anthony
Fine Print: A Story about Johann Gutenberg
First Son and President: A Story about John Quincy Adams
Flying Against the Wind: A Story about Beryl Markham
Freedom Seeker: A Story about William Penn
Frontier Surgeons: A Story about the Mayo Brothers
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  • New! Spring 2024
  • New! Fall 2023

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Creative Minds Biographies

Meet some of the world’s most creative minds! Written in story format, these episodic biographies give clear, straightforward accounts of historical figures’ lives. Each true story is accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. View →