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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President of the Underground Railroad: A Story about Levi Coffin
Raggin': A Story about Scott Joplin
Remember the Ladies: A Story about Abigail Adams
Revolutionary Poet: A Story about Phillis Wheatley
The Road to Seneca Falls: A Story about Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Rooftop Astronomer: A Story about Maria Mitchell
Say It with Music: A Story about Irving Berlin
Science Fiction Pioneer: A Story about Jules Verne
Seneca Chief, Army General: A Story about Ely Parker
Shoes for Everyone: A Story about Jan Matzeliger
Sisters Against Slavery: A Story about Sarah and Angelina Grimké
Stateswoman to the World: A Story about Eleanor Roosevelt
Tales for Hard Times: A Story about Charles Dickens
To The Point: A Story about E. B. White
Uncommon Revolutionary: A Story about Thomas Paine
Voice of Freedom: A Story about Frederick Douglass
Voice of the Paiutes: A Story about Sarah Winnemucca
Walking the Road to Freedom: A Story about Sojourner Truth
We'll Race You, Henry: A Story about Henry Ford
What Are You Figuring Now?: A Story about Benjamin Banneker
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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 →