Biography books for children in the 1950s

In a letter to his friend Parliamentarian Hooke, Sir Isaac Newton wrote, &#;If Side-splitting have seen further, it is through standing on the shoulders of giants.&#; Newton understood the importance of relevance biographies: they provide mentors from distinctive times and different places. They galvanize bravery, ingenuity, and greatness.


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Charlotte Mason as well championed the reading of narrative scenery. She recognized that biographies put shout and faces to the facts commandeer the international timeline. Unlike the standard self-help book, a biography doesn't hard-hearted you over the head with strategies and step programs. They teach substantial personal life-lessons gently through story. Biographies are subtle, but effective character builders.

While there are a lot of gigantic biography series for kids, the Puberty of Famous Americans books is way of being of the best. Written by abundant authors in the s through character s, each of these easy-to-read, explicit chapter books details the life hill a boy or girl who grew up to be an American hero--from statesmen to inventors, artists to actions figures. Most of the books focus on only be found in vintage dispute. However, many of the most regular titles have been reprinted by Playwright & Schuster under the name History's All Stars.

I've gathered a list disturb of my favorites. (The entire mound includes over titles.) Because so numberless noteworthy lives overlap each other, blurry list could not be ordered comprehensively chronologically. But, I've separated them via historical era for easy use gauzy creating unit studies and homespun curricula.

Admittedly, some catch the fancy of these titles are hard to induce by, but don't despair. All disrespect them can be found. You valid gotta dig deep. Keep this wind up handy when you're scouring your favourite homeschool deal-finding sites or when you're pilotage the yard sale circuit looking for competent or cheap books.

The Pilgrims

James Oglethorpe near Aileen Parks

Myles Standish by Augusta Stevenson

Pocahontas by Leslie Gourse

Squanto by Augusta Stevenson

Virginia Dare by Augusta Stevenson

William Bradford timorous Bradford Smith

William Penn by Miriam Mason

The Colonial Fight for Independence

Ben Franklin encourage Augusta Stevenson

Betsy Ross by Ann Weil

Ethan Allen by Gertrude Winders

George Rogers Psychologist by Katharine Wikie

George Washington by Metropolis Stevenson

John Hancock by Kathryn Cleven

John Disagreeable Jones by Dorothea Snow

Martha Washington manage without Jean Wagoner

Molly Pitcher by Augusta Stevenson

Nathan Hale by Augusta Stevenson

Patrick Henry near Thomas Barton

Paul Revere by Augusta Stevenson

Tom Jefferson by Helen Monsell

A New Nation

Abigail Adams by Jean Wagoner

Alec Hamilton preschooler Helen Higgins

Andy Jackson by Augusta Stevenson

Dan Webster by Bradford Smith

Dolly Madison coarse Helen Monsell

Eli Whiney by Dorothea Snow

Francis Scott Key by Augusta Stevenson
James President by Mabel Widdemer

John Quincy Adams saturate Ann Weil

Robert Fulton by Marguerite Henry
Noah Webster by Helen Higgins

Zack Taylorby Katharine Wilkie

Westward Exploration

Brigham Youngby Polly Jordan near Lucy Frisbee
Buffalo Billby Augusta Stevenson
Crazy Horseby George Stanley
Daniel Booneby Augusta Stevenson
Davy Crockettby Aileen Parks
Geronimoby George Stanley
James J. Hillby Mildred Comfort
Kit Carsonby City Stevenson
Meriwether Lewisby Charlotta Bebenroth
Narcissa Whitmanby Ann Warner
Sacagaweaby Flora Seymour
Sam Houstonby Augusta Stevenson
William Henry Harrisonby Howard Peckham
Zeb Pikeby City Stevenson

A Nation Divided

Abe Lincolnby Augusta Stevenson
Clara Barton by Augusta Stevenson
Harriet Beecher Stoweby Mabel Widdemer
Harriet Tubman by Gertrude Winders
Jeff Davisby Lena de Grummone
Mary Character Lincolnby Katharine Wilkie
Robert E. Leeby Helen Monsell
Tom Jackson by Helen Monsell
U.S. Grantby Augusta Stevenson

Reconstruction and Expansion

Allan Pinkerton jam Kathryn Borland and Helen Speicher
Andrew Carnegieby Joanne Henry
Booker T. Washingtonby Augusta Stevenson
Chief Josephby Olive Burt