BOOK LIST (to print) -- WORLD BIOGRAPHIES
ELEMENTARY
♥ Boy and Girl Heroes by Frances Farmer
These stories make great readalouds as they bring to life events in the lives of men and women they'll learn more about later.
♥ Boyhood Stories of Famous Men by Catherine Dunlap Cather
"The facts that make up the tales have been gathered through many years and in many places, some from libraries in great American cities and universities, some from dusty manuscripts in museums and private collections across the sea, some from the lips of peasants who repeated legends handed down from the olden days."
♥ Famous Authors for Young People by Ramon Coffman
♥ Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin
♥ Little People Who Became Great by Laura Large
17 simple stories of great men and women all children should know.
♥ When Great Folks Were Little Folks by Dorothy Calhoun (1913)
“Instead of dealing with the adult life history and life work of famous men and women, the volume contain’s stories of their childhood, the period of life that appeals most to children. But it is hoped these stories will so stimulate interest that the pupils will be eager to know about the later lives . . . what acquaintances they have made her."
♥ When They Were Children by Amy Steedman
Stories of the childhoods of many famous men and women.
These stories make great readalouds as they bring to life events in the lives of men and women they'll learn more about later.
♥ Boyhood Stories of Famous Men by Catherine Dunlap Cather
"The facts that make up the tales have been gathered through many years and in many places, some from libraries in great American cities and universities, some from dusty manuscripts in museums and private collections across the sea, some from the lips of peasants who repeated legends handed down from the olden days."
♥ Famous Authors for Young People by Ramon Coffman
♥ Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin
♥ Little People Who Became Great by Laura Large
17 simple stories of great men and women all children should know.
♥ When Great Folks Were Little Folks by Dorothy Calhoun (1913)
“Instead of dealing with the adult life history and life work of famous men and women, the volume contain’s stories of their childhood, the period of life that appeals most to children. But it is hoped these stories will so stimulate interest that the pupils will be eager to know about the later lives . . . what acquaintances they have made her."
♥ When They Were Children by Amy Steedman
Stories of the childhoods of many famous men and women.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
♥ A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines by Clayton Edwards
♦ Famous Modern Storytellers by Norah Smaridge
♥ Heroes Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright Mabie
Tales for young people of the world's heroes in all ages.
♥ Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan (1912)
♥ Heroines That Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright Mabie
♥ Historic Boyhoods by Rupert Holland
21 stories of the boyhoods of famous men.
♥ Historical Tales of Illustrious Children by Agnes Strickland
♥ Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Sarah Bolton (1885)
“These characters have been chosen from various countries and from varied professions, that the youth who read this book may see that poverty is no barrier to success . . . Life at best has much of struggle, and we need to be cheered and stimulated by the careers of those who have overcome obstacles.”
♥ Lives of Girls Who Became Famous by Sarah Bolton
You may want to pull out sections of these stories and tell to your younger listeners.
♥ Ten Boys from History by Kate Sweetser
Each of these boys did something to change the course of history when they were boys.
♥ Ten Girls From History by Kate Sweetser
These readaloud stories include stories of several young women your children likely have never heard of before, but who they will never forget.
♥ Ten Great Adventurers by Kate Sweetser
♦ Famous Modern Storytellers by Norah Smaridge
♥ Heroes Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright Mabie
Tales for young people of the world's heroes in all ages.
♥ Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan (1912)
♥ Heroines That Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright Mabie
♥ Historic Boyhoods by Rupert Holland
21 stories of the boyhoods of famous men.
♥ Historical Tales of Illustrious Children by Agnes Strickland
♥ Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Sarah Bolton (1885)
“These characters have been chosen from various countries and from varied professions, that the youth who read this book may see that poverty is no barrier to success . . . Life at best has much of struggle, and we need to be cheered and stimulated by the careers of those who have overcome obstacles.”
♥ Lives of Girls Who Became Famous by Sarah Bolton
You may want to pull out sections of these stories and tell to your younger listeners.
♥ Ten Boys from History by Kate Sweetser
Each of these boys did something to change the course of history when they were boys.
♥ Ten Girls From History by Kate Sweetser
These readaloud stories include stories of several young women your children likely have never heard of before, but who they will never forget.
♥ Ten Great Adventurers by Kate Sweetser
HIGH SCHOOL
♥ A Group of Famous Women by Edith Horton
♥ Anecdotes of Kings by John Gertrude (1837)
This is a very old book, so the conversational tone may be a little offsetting at first, but the stories are high interest if you can get past the tone of the writing.
♥ Famous Types of Womanhood by Sarah Bolton
♥ Heroes of Modern Europe by Alice Birkhead (1918)
This book will fill in a lot of interesting details and understanding of the times of lesser known historical figures.
♥ Heroines of Service by Mary Parkman (1916)
♥ High Adventurers by Mary Parkman (1931)
♥ Lives of Celebrated Women by Samuel Goodrich
Reader's Digest Family Treasury of Great Biographies
♥ Some Famous Women by Louise Creighton
♥ Some Remarkable Women by Daniel Wise
♥ Anecdotes of Kings by John Gertrude (1837)
This is a very old book, so the conversational tone may be a little offsetting at first, but the stories are high interest if you can get past the tone of the writing.
♥ Famous Types of Womanhood by Sarah Bolton
♥ Heroes of Modern Europe by Alice Birkhead (1918)
This book will fill in a lot of interesting details and understanding of the times of lesser known historical figures.
♥ Heroines of Service by Mary Parkman (1916)
♥ High Adventurers by Mary Parkman (1931)
♥ Lives of Celebrated Women by Samuel Goodrich
Reader's Digest Family Treasury of Great Biographies
- ♦ Volume 1: Rembrandt, Brownings, Benjamin Franklin, Sir William Osler
- ♦ Volume 2: Washington, Gandhi, Einstein, Marie Antoinette, Mark Twain
- ♦ Volume 3: Jesus Christ, Jesse Stuart, educator, Nora Waln (China), John Barrymore, Queen Victoria
- ♦ Volume 4: Eleanor Roosevelt, Napoleon, Richard Wright, Beethoven, Elizabeth (Countess Russell)
- Volume 5: Anne Frank, Christopher Columbus, Lenin, W.C. Fields
- ♦ Volume 6: Joan of Arc, Charles Lindbergh, Alexander, Hans Christian Andersen, Oliver Wendall Holmes
- Volume 7: Churchill, Edison, Dolly Madison, Cellini, Florence Nightingale
- ♦ Volume 8: St. Francis of Assisi, J. Pierpont Morgan, Heinrich Schliemann, Charlotte Bronte, John Sullivan
- Volume 9: Anna Leonowens, Darwin, Thomas Jefferson, Pope John XXIII, Moss Hart
- Volume 10: Renoir, Schweitzer, Elizabeth the Great, Fannie Kemble
- Volume 11: Shelley, Freud, Julius Caesar, PT Barnum, May Sarton
- ♦ Volume 12: Abraham Lincoln, Thoreau, Samuel Johnson, Margaret Sanger
♥ Some Famous Women by Louise Creighton
♥ Some Remarkable Women by Daniel Wise