2026 Reading Challenge

Rookie Biography Series

33 primary works • 33 total works
Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Doctor
by
4.29 · 7 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1999 · 4 editions
A biography of the first woman doctor in the Unite…

Shelve Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Doctor

    • Rate it:
    Roberto Clemente: Baseball Superstar
    by
    4.67     · 3 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1991 · 2 editions
    Book by Greene, Carol

    Shelve Roberto Clemente: Baseball Superstar

    • Rate it:
    George Washington: First President Of The United States
    by
    3.50     · 8 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1991 · 2 editions
    Book by Greene, Carol

    Shelve George Washington: First President Of The United States

    • Rate it:
    Black Elk: A Man With a Vision
    by
    3.80     · 5 Ratings · published 1990 · 3 editions
    A simple account of the life of Black Elk, the vis…

    Shelve Black Elk: A Man With a Vision

    • Rate it:
    Abraham Lincoln: President of a Divided Country
    by
    3.95     · 19 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1989 · 2 editions
    A simple biography of the Civil War president

    Shelve Abraham Lincoln: President of a Divided Country

    • Rate it:
    Laura Ingalls Wilder: Author of the Little House Books
    by
    4.04     · 28 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1990 · 3 editions
    A biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, who actually …

    Shelve Laura Ingalls Wilder: Author of the Little House Books

    • Rate it:
    Elie Wiesel: Messenger from the Holocaust
    by
    4.00     · 4 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1987 · 1 edition
    A brief biography of the winner of the 1986 Nobel …

    Shelve Elie Wiesel: Messenger from the Holocaust

    • Rate it:
    John Chapman: The Man Who Was Johnny Appleseed
    by
    4.00     · 11 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1991 · 4 editions
    Relates how John Chapman's distribution of apple s…

    Shelve John Chapman: The Man Who Was Johnny Appleseed

    • Rate it:
    Pocahontas: Daughter of a Chief
    by
    3.33     · 9 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1988 · 2 editions
    A brief biography of the American Indian princess …

    Shelve Pocahontas: Daughter of a Chief

    • Rate it:
    Margaret Wise Brown
    by
    3.47     · 17 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1993 · 3 editions
    A simple biography of the author who, during her s…

    Shelve Margaret Wise Brown

    • Rate it:
    Johann Sebastian Bach: Great Man of Music
    by
    3.33     · 9 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1992 · 2 editions
    A biography of the prolific eighteenth-century com…

    Shelve Johann Sebastian Bach: Great Man of Music

    • Rate it:
    Hans Christian Andersen: Teller of Tales
    by
    3.50     · 6 Ratings · published 1986 · 1 edition
    Follows the life of the author of many well-known …

    Shelve Hans Christian Andersen: Teller of Tales

    • Rate it:
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Musical Genius
    by
    4.57     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1987 · 4 editions
    A brief account of the life of the eighteenth-cent…

    Shelve Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Musical Genius

    • Rate it:
    L. Frank Baum: Author of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    by
    3.50     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1995 · 2 editions
    Traces the life of the children's author, describe…

    Shelve L. Frank Baum: Author of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    • Rate it:
    Benjamin Franklin: A Man With Many Jobs
    by
    3.56     · 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1988 · 2 editions
    Profiles the life, career, and accomplishments of …

    Shelve Benjamin Franklin: A Man With Many Jobs

    • Rate it:
    Robert Louis Stevenson: Author of a Child's Garden of Verses
    by
    4.00     · 2 Ratings · published 1931 · 2 editions
    Describes the boyhood of the Scottish author, disc…

    Shelve Robert Louis Stevenson: Author of a Child's Garden of Verses

    • Rate it:
    Katherine Dunham: Black Dancer
    by
    4.00     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1992 · 2 editions
    Presents the personal experiences and professional…

    Shelve Katherine Dunham: Black Dancer

    • Rate it:
    James M. Barrie: Author of Peter Pan
    by
    3.60     · 5 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1999 · 1 edition
    The life of J. M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan…

    Shelve James M. Barrie: Author of Peter Pan

    • Rate it:
    Japan
    by
    0.00     · published 1983 · 1 edition
    Describes some of Japan's features in the areas of…

    Shelve Japan

    • Rate it:
    Marie Curie: Pioneer Physicist
    by
    3.75     · 4 Ratings · published 1984 · 2 editions
    A biography of the brilliant scientist whose work …

    Shelve Marie Curie: Pioneer Physicist

    • Rate it:
    Franz Joseph Haydn: Great Man of Music
    by
    2.75     · 4 Ratings · published 1994 · 2 editions
    Recounts the life and career of the eighteenth-cen…

    Shelve Franz Joseph Haydn: Great Man of Music

    • Rate it:
    A.A. Milne: Author of Winnie-The-Pooh
    by
    3.75     · 4 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1995 · 1 edition
    The life of A. A. Milne, the creator of Winnie-the…

    Shelve A.A. Milne: Author of Winnie-The-Pooh

    • Rate it:
    Albert Schweitzer: Friend of All Life
    by
    2.75     · 4 Ratings · published 1993 · 2 editions
    Examines the life of the humanitarian who pursued …

    Shelve Albert Schweitzer: Friend of All Life

    • Rate it:
    Ludwig Van Beethoven: Musical Pioneer
    by
    3.20     · 10 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1989 · 2 editions
    A brief biography of the renowned composer who wro…

    Shelve Ludwig Van Beethoven: Musical Pioneer

    • Rate it:
    Louis Pasteur: Enemy of Disease
    by
    4.50     · 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1990 · 4 editions
    A biography of the French scientist who proved the…

    Shelve Louis Pasteur: Enemy of Disease

    • Rate it:
    Louisa May Alcott: Author, Nurse, Suffragette
    by
    3.75     · 8 Ratings · published 1984 · 3 editions
    A biography of the nineteenth-century American aut…

    Shelve Louisa May Alcott: Author, Nurse, Suffragette

    • Rate it:
    Jackie Robinson: Baseball's First Black Major Leaguer
    by
    4.33     · 3 Ratings · published 1990 · 3 editions
    Relates the life story of the first black man to p…

    Shelve Jackie Robinson: Baseball's First Black Major Leaguer

    • Rate it:
    Martin Luther King Jr.: A Man Who Changed Things
    by
    4.00     · 11 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1989 · 5 editions
    A simple biography of the Baptist minister and civ…

    Shelve Martin Luther King Jr.: A Man Who Changed Things

    • Rate it:
    Robert E. Lee: Leader in War and Peace
    by
    3.25     · 4 Ratings · published 1989 · 3 editions
    A simple biography of the general who commanded th…

    Shelve Robert E. Lee: Leader in War and Peace

    • Rate it:
    Indira Nehru Gandhi: Ruler of India
    by
    4.00     · 7 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1985 · 2 editions
    Centers on the life of Indira Gandhi, who ruled mi…

    Shelve Indira Nehru Gandhi: Ruler of India

    • Rate it:
    Daniel Boone: Man of the Forests
    by
    3.33     · 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1990 · 2 editions
    A brief but meaty account of the life of the famou…

    Shelve Daniel Boone: Man of the Forests

    • Rate it:
    Jacques Cousteau: Man of the Oceans
    by
    3.50     · 4 Ratings · published 1990 · 2 editions
    A simple biography of the French oceanographer who…

    Shelve Jacques Cousteau: Man of the Oceans

    • Rate it:
    Lewis Carroll: Author of Alice in Wonderland
    by
    4.07     · 27 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1992 · 3 editions
    A brief biography of the nineteenth-century Britis…

    Shelve Lewis Carroll: Author of Alice in Wonderland

    • Rate it:

    Related series

    Series
    Scholastic Rookie Biographies
    57 primary works • 59 total works
    Series
    I Love Our Earth
    6 primary works • 6 total works