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Biographies & History

Biographies & History

Andrea Callahan is the Biographies & History curator. Check out her page to see what she's currently reading and learn more about her personal faves.

Lighthouse Ladies

The Glass Pyramid

Tell Me about Juneteenth

A Banquet for Cecilia

Elsa's Chessboard

Freedom at Dawn

Magic in a Drop of Water

Birdlore

Caitlin Clark (DK Super Readers Level 3)

Joan Mitchell Paints a Symphony

Biographies & Memoirs

Lighthouse Ladies

One Day in June

Disney Princess Enchanted Character Guide

A Banquet for Cecilia

Jellyfish Scientist

Woods & Words

The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice

Michelle Yeoh (Little Golden Book)

Ruby Bridges

Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson's Imagination

History

Tell Me about Juneteenth

Anne Frank (DK Super Readers Level 3)

Powerful Like a Dragon

A Teddy Bear for Emily--And President Roosevelt, Too

Gardens of Hope

Twist, Tumble, Triumph

If You Were a Kid at the Declaration of Independence (If You Were a Kid)

What Happened on Thursday?: A Nigerian Civil War Story

Historical Fiction

Elsa's Chessboard

Are We There Yet?

The Many Problems of Rochel-Leah

An Etrog from Across the Sea

Dear Mr. Rosenwald

Veena and the Red Roti: A Story of Hope During Partition

Doing Her Bit: A Story about the Woman's Land Army of America

The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story

Harriet's Ruffled Feathers: The Woman Who Saved Millions of Birds

The Running Machine: The Invention of the Very First Bicycle