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Candlewick Biographies Series

16 primary works • 16 total works
Candlewick Biographies are the stories of remarkable people illustrated in full color and written by award-winning children's authors, including Newbery Honor winner Kathryn Lasky and National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson. This series stands apart for the strength and richness of both text and illustration.
Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World
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4.08 · 425 Ratings · 102 Reviews · published 2013 · 8 editions
Move over, Thomas Edison! Nikola Tesla takes the s…

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    Becoming Babe Ruth
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    4.10     · 532 Ratings · 116 Reviews · published 2013 · 8 editions
    Matt Tavares’s striking homage to one of baseball’…

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    Crossing Niagara: The Death-Defying Tightrope Adventures of the Great Blondin
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    3.97     · 364 Ratings · 91 Reviews · published 2016 · 3 editions
    Applaud Matt Tavares’s latest feat — a gripping ta…

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    Footwork: The Story of Fred and Adele Astaire
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    3.67     · 92 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 2007 · 5 editions
    Follow the footsteps of two persevering siblings w…

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    Growing Up Pedro: How the Martínez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues
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    4.24     · 558 Ratings · 157 Reviews · published 2015 · 7 editions
    The love between brothers is key to Matt Tavares’s…

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    Handel, Who Knew What He Liked
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    4.06     · 246 Ratings · 60 Reviews · published 2001 · 12 editions
    George Frideric Handel was not your everyday eight…

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    Henry Aaron's Dream
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    4.14     · 298 Ratings · 72 Reviews · published 2010 · 12 editions
    Matt Tavares hits one out of the park with this po…

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    John Muir: America's First Environmentalist
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    4.11     · 208 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 2006 · 12 editions
    Quoting from John Muir's diaries, Kathryn Lasky te…

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    Lady Liberty
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    4.08     · 335 Ratings · 96 Reviews · published 2008 · 16 editions
    A powerfully moving, authentic portrait of the Sta…

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    Lighter than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot
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    3.88     · 304 Ratings · 63 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
    Take to the skies with the tale of Sophie Blanchar…

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    One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin
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    4.01     · 303 Ratings · 70 Reviews · published 2006 · 18 editions
    A lively text and captivating images tell the stor…

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    The Secret World of Walter Anderson
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    4.14     · 258 Ratings · 125 Reviews · published 2009 · 10 editions
    Enter the fascinating world of reclusive nature-lo…

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    Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald
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    3.93     · 274 Ratings · 68 Reviews · published 2010 · 7 editions
    A swinging bio of young Ella Fitzgerald, who pushe…

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    There Goes Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived
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    4.09     · 182 Ratings · 54 Reviews · published 2012 · 5 editions
    A lively picture book biography of Ted Williams fr…

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    Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker
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    4.38     · 347 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 2000 · 13 editions
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Follows Sar…

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    A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet
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    4.10     · 260 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 2003 · 14 editions
    "We’ll call her Phillis."

    In 1761, a young African …

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