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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Writing for Freedom: A Story about Lydia Maria Child
Words of Promise: A Story about James Weldon Johnson
First Son and President: A Story about John Quincy Adams
Fine Print: A Story about Johann Gutenberg
Listening to Crickets: A Story about Rachel Carson
What Are You Figuring Now?: A Story about Benjamin Banneker
Between Two Worlds: A Story about Pearl Buck
Mr. Blue Jeans: A Story about Levi Strauss
A Pocketful of Goobers: A Story about George Washington Carver
Stateswoman to the World: A Story about Eleanor Roosevelt
Walking the Road to Freedom: A Story about Sojourner Truth
Discovering Nature's Laws: A Story about Isaac Newton
Musical Genius: A Story about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Uncommon Revolutionary: A Story about Thomas Paine
A Hunger for Learning: A Story about Booker T. Washington
Jazz Age Poet: A Story about Langston Hughes
Civil Rights Pioneer: A Story about Mary Church Terrell
Remember the Ladies: A Story about Abigail Adams
Tales for Hard Times: A Story about Charles Dickens
Voice of Freedom: A Story about Frederick Douglass
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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 →