U.S. History Picture Book Biographies - Read-Aloud Revival ® with Sarah Mackenzie

U.S. History Picture Book Biographies

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

The books below are biographies related to U.S. History.

(This printable will give you the whole list of picture book biographies – you’ll find the U. S. History Books on page 24-26.)

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Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909

Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade

Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra

Ride On, Will Cody!

Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness

The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition

Dear Mr. Washington

Abraham Lincoln

Columbus

Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa

To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt

Ben Franklin’s Big Splash: The Mostly True Story of His First Invention

The Camping Trip that Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks

Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library

Abe Lincoln : The Boy Who Loved Books

Sixteen Years In Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story

Fight of the Century: Alice Paul Battles Woodrow Wilson for the Vote

Leave It to Abigail!: The Revolutionary Life of Abigail Adams

Carter Reads the Newspaper

Martin’s Big Words

My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott

So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom

From a Small Seed – The Story of Eliza Hamilton

Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln

Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children

Teedie: The Story of Young Teddy Roosevelt

Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman

Phillis Sings Out Freedom: The Story of George Washington and Phillis Wheatley

Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot’s World War II Story

Amelia And Eleanor Go For A Ride

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library

How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace

Thurgood

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Picture book biographies are our favorite way to study history with our kids. Don’t miss our FREE giant list of picture book biographies across categories and time periods that can coordinate with the rest of your curriculum. The books below are biographies all about artists.

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