by Emma Bland Smith, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander; Calkins Creek/Astra Books for Young Readers, 2022.
Focusing on the creation of his beloved Caldecott Award-winning Make Way for Ducklings, this winning picture book biography brings to life Robert McCloskey’s perseverance, creativity, and humor.
by Megan Hoyt, illustrated by Iacopo Bruno; Quill Tree Books/HarperCollins, 2021.
Ideal for older elementary-grade students, Bartali’s Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy’s Secret Hero introduces readers to an Italian cycling champion and unsung hero who secretly helped hundreds of Jews and others escape persecution during World War II. Witness Bartali’s acts of heroism that reached far beyond his celebrity to include selflessness, humility, courage, and deep compassion.
by Peggy Thomas, illustrated by Stacy Innerst; Calkins Creek / Boyds Mills Kane, 2021.
In this biography young readers learn how, in addition to his greatest achievements advancing the hope for a better future for all Americans, Lincoln worked to ensure better farming, transportation, and education for all citizens of the United States.
by Alexis O’Neill, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham; Calkins Creek/Boyds Mills & Kane, 2020.
Well-suited to older elementary-grade students, The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey picture book biography introduces readers to the complex man best known for creating the Dewey Decimal Classification system used in libraries across the world.