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 Road to Seneca Falls: A Story about Elizabeth Cady Stanton
President of the Underground Railroad: A Story about Levi Coffin
Between Two Worlds: A Story about Pearl Buck
Listening to Crickets: A Story about Rachel Carson
Mark T-W-A-I-N!: A Story about Samuel Clemens
Demanding Justice: A Story about Mary Ann Shadd Cary
The Wizard of Sound: A Story about Thomas Edison
Walking the Road to Freedom: A Story about Sojourner Truth
With Open Hands: A Story about Biddy Mason
Beyond Little Women: A Story about Louisa May Alcott
Tales for Hard Times: A Story about Charles Dickens
Raggin': A Story about Scott Joplin
Liberty or Death: A Story about Patrick Henry
To The Point: A Story about E. B. White
Living with the Senecas: A Story about Mary Jemison
Uncommon Revolutionary: A Story about Thomas Paine
Science Fiction Pioneer: A Story about Jules Verne
Civil Rights Pioneer: A Story about Mary Church Terrell
We'll Race You, Henry: A Story about Henry Ford
A Pocketful of Goobers: A Story about George Washington Carver
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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 →