Biography

Brief biographies introduce Black women who changed the world in a format designed for very young readers.

Temple Grandin's childhood, visual thinking, and future work with animals are introduced in an accessible rhyming biography.

Maria Merian's artwork and close study of insects become a vivid portrait of careful looking and scientific artistry.

Patricia Bath's work in medicine and innovation becomes a child-friendly biography about problem-solving and vision care.

Maria Merian's fascination with insects and metamorphosis becomes a vivid story about observation, art, and scientific wonder.

Mae Jemison's love of science, dance, and possibility becomes a rhyming biography full of momentum and encouragement.

Luis Agassiz Fuertes and scientists of the deep help reveal a giant squid in a story that combines art, curiosity, and ocean research.

Katherine Johnson's life and mathematical brilliance become a lively story about persistence, numbers, and spaceflight.

Eugenie Clark's fascination with sharks becomes a picture-book invitation to scientific curiosity and marine research.

This bilingual biography introduces Pele through childhood determination, dazzling skill, and love of the game.