List of Upper Elementary Biography Books

Learning about real people can be exciting. When a child reads about someone they admire, they want to read more. They want to read. Are they interested in science? They can read about Albert Einstein or Marie Curie. Do they like baseball? They can read about Ken Griffey Jr. Does the work of Rachel Carson get their attention? Look to biographies to get your child interested in reading. Here is a list of biographies geared toward upper elementary students. Keep in mind that these are just a few of the many biographies available for you.

50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet by Dennis Denenberg

A Place To Hide: True Stories Of Holocaust Rescues (Scholastic Biography) by Jayne Pettit

A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and Her Cookbook (Badger Biographies Series) by Bob Kann

DK Biography: Abraham Lincoln by Tanya Lee Stone

Albert Einstein (DK Biography) by Frieda Wishinsky

DK Publishing: Amelia Earhart (DK Biography) by Tanya Lee Stone

At the Plate with...Ken Griffey Jr. (Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf) by Matt Christopher

Breaking Through By Grace: The Bono Story (ZonderKidz Biography) by Kim Washburn

Curly Lambeau: Building the Green Bay Packers (Badger Biographies Series) by Stuart Stotts

Dare To Dream!: 25 Extraordinary Lives by Sandra McLeod Humphrey

Dolores Huerta: Voice for the Working Poor (Crabtree Groundbreaker Biographies) by Alex Van Tol

Dr. Kate: Angel on Snowshoes (Badger Biographies Series) by Rebecca Hogue Wojahn

DK Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt by Kem Knapp Sawyer

Ernest Shackleton: Gripped by the Antarctic (Trailblazer Biographies) by Rebecca L. Johnson

Frank Lloyd Wright and His New American Architecture (Badger Biographies Series) by Bob Kann

DK Biography: Gandhi by Amy Pastan

George Washington: An Illustrated Biography by David A. Adler

DK Biography: George Washington by Lenny Hort

Gifted Hands, Kids Edition: The Ben Carson Story (ZonderKidz Biography) by Gregg Lewis

DK Biography: Harry Houdini by Vicki Cobb

Helen Keller: A photographic story of a life (DK Biography) by Leslie Garrett

Helen Keller (Scholastic Biography) by Margaret Davidson

I Have a Dream: The Story of Martin Luther King (Scholastic Biography) by Margaret Davidson

Jeff Corwin: A Wild Life: The Authorized Biography by Jeff Corwin

DK Biography: John F. Kennedy by Howard S. Kaplan

Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography (Little House) by William T. Anderson

DK Biography: Marie Curie by Vicki Cobb

DK Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr. by Amy Pastan

Mia Hamm: On the Field with... (Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf) by Matt Christopher

Michael Jordan: On the Court with (Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf) by Matt Christopher

DK Biography: Mother Teresa by Maya Gold

DK Biography: Nelson Mandela by Laaren Brown

Ordinary Genius: The Story of Albert Einstein (Trailblazer Biographies) by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson

DK Biography: Pele by James Buckley

Queen Elizabeth I (Biography (Lerner Hardcover)) by Kate Havelin

Rachel Carson: Voice for the Earth (Lerner Biographies) by Ginger Wadsworth

Richard Bong: World War II Flying Ace (Badger Biographies Series) by Pete Barnes

Sacajawea : Wilderness Guide (Native American Biographies) by Kate Jassem

Shaun White: Snow and Skateboard Champion (Hot Celebrity Biographies) by Marty Gitlin

Stealing Home: The Story Of Jackie Robinson (Scholastic Biography) by Barry Denenberg

Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku by Ellie Crowe

Tents, Tigers and the Ringling Brothers (Badger Biographies Series) by Jerold W. Apps

The First Woman Doctor (Scholastic Biography) by Rachel Baker

The Man Behind the Gun: Samuel Colt and His Revolver (Genius at Work! Great Inventor Biographies) by Edwin Brit Wyckoff

The Story of Benjamin Franklin: Amazing American (Dell Yearling Biography) by Margaret Davidson

The Story Of George Washington Carver (Scholastic Biography) by Eva Moore

Thurgood Marshall (Childhood of Famous Americans) by Montrew Dunham

Wayne Gretzky: Greatness on Ice (Crabtree Groundbreaker Biographies) by Jessica Morrison

World History Biographies: Elizabeth I: The Outcast Who Became England's Queen (National Geographic World History Biographies) by Simon Adams

World History Biographies: Galileo: The Genius Who Faced the Inquisition (National Geographic World History Biographies) by Philip Steele

World History Biographies: Gandhi: The Young Protester Who Founded a Nation (National Geographic World History Biographies) by Philip Wilkinson

World History Biographies: Hatshepsut: The Princess Who Became King (National Geographic World History Biographies) by Ellen Galford

World History Biographies: Joan of Arc: The Teenager Who Saved Her Nation (National Geographic World History Biographies) by Philip Wilkinson

World History Biographies: Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius Who Defined the Renaissance (National Geographic World History Biographies) by John Phillips

Mandela: The Rebel Who Led His Nation to Freedom (National Geographic World History Biographies) by Ann Kramer

World History Biographies: Marco Polo: The Boy Who Traveled the Medieval World (National Geographic World History Biographies) by Nick McCarty

World History Biographies: Marie Curie: The Woman Who Changed the Course of Science (National Geographic World History Biographies) by Philip Steele