Picture Book Biographies About Inventors & Explorers

Picture book biographies are our favorite way to study history with our kids.

The books below are biographies all about inventors and explorers.

(This printable will give you the whole list of picture book biographies – you’ll find the books about inventors and explorers on page 20.)

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Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
Columbus
Leif the Lucky
Dare the Wind: The Record-breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud
A Race Around the World: The True Story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland (She Made History)
The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver
Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
Amelia And Eleanor Go For A Ride
Alice Across America: The Story of the First Women’s Cross-Country Road Trip
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