Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
-
Mixed Up: An Irish Boy’s Journey to Belonging: An Irish Boy’s Journey to Belonging
$12.99 Add to cartA groundbreaking memoir about growing up mixed-race in Ireland, by the recent European Leader of the Obama Foundation: Irish Book Award-winning author and media personality Leon Diop.
Mixed-race exper
- Author: Diop, Leon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 12 2026
- ISBN10: 1915071887
- Language: English
-
Malala Yousafzai: Champion for Education (Rookie Biographies)
$5.95 Add to cartMeet Malala Yousafzai!
Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage c… [more below]
- Series: Rookie Biographies
- Author: Shepherd, Jodie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 15 2016
- ISBN10: 0531226360
- Language: English
-
Seven Million Steps: The True Story of Dick Gregory’s Run for the Hungry
$19.99 Add to cartFrom award-winning creators, Derrick Barnes, Frank Morrison, and Dr. Christian Gregory comes the true story of comedian and activist Dick Gregory’s remarkable Food Run of 1976.
1 man. 1,011 hours. 3,2
- Author: Barnes, Derrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 0063357526
- Language: English
-
The Bicycle Girl: Jyoti Kumari’s Amazing Journey Across India: (A True Story of Bravery, Determination, and Family Love Set in India During the Pandem
$19.99 Add to cart“[An] inspiring variation on the archetypal hero’s journey in which personal courage, family loyalty, and the broader cultural context all play equally strong roles.” —School Library Journal
Beautiful… [more below]- Author: Thomas, Garen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 27 2026
- ISBN10: 1536233609
- Language: English
-
Black History Heroes: George Washington Carver: Pioneering Scientist: Brilliant in Mind and Spirit
$9.99 Add to cartBlack History Heroes: George Washington Carver shows the power of curiosity, kindness, and determination in a dynamic biography for kids.
George Washington Carver was born into slavery and is most well… [more below]
- Series: Black History Heroes #3
- Author: Pete, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: December 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1638192340
- Language: English
-
Ni?a del Pueblo de Floricanto: Luz Jim?nez, Hija de Los Nahuas (Child of the Flower-Song People Spanish Edition)
$19.99 Add to cartUna biograf?a premiada de una mujer nahua que ense?? y preserv? la cultura de su pueblo a trav?s del modelaje para artistas famosos, escrita por la autora Gloria Amescua e ilustrada por Duncan Tonatiu… [more below]
- Author: Amescua, Gloria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1419768573
- Language: Spanish
-
Rosa Parks: A Little Golden Book Biography
$5.99 Add to cartDiscover the courageous life of Rosa Parks with this historical Little Golden Book, which tells her inspiring life story alongside gorgeous full-color illustrations!
Rosa Parks proved that a small dem- Series: Little Golden Book
- Author: Clinch, Shasta
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: December 02 2025
- ISBN10: 0593904443
- Language: English
-
You Are Brotherly Love: A Book for the Littlest Kelce Brothers Fans
$14.99 Add to cartYou are brotherly love, baby!
Read aloud this powerful testament to resilience and drive, paying homage to the unstoppable spirit of the Kelce broth
You share a winning spirit with everyone you meet.- Series: Littlest Fans
- Author: Berne, Emma Carlson
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1250390729
- Language: English
-
Black History Heroes: Beyonc?: The Voice That Shaped a Generation: The Rise of a Superstar
$12.99 Add to cartBlack History Heroes: Beyonc? shows the power of grit, perseverance, and character in a dynamic biography for kids.
Beyonc? Knowles-Carter started performing as a child, but first rose to fame as a mem… [more below]
- Series: Black History Heroes #4
- Author: Pete, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 19 2025
- ISBN10: 1638193177
- Language: English
-
I Am My Name: A Girl’s Journey to Finding Her Cree Family
$19.99 Add to cartAn evocative autobiographical picture book about Cree activist Na’kuset’s life as a young girl taken from her home along with thousands of other indigenous children during the 1960s, and the journey o… [more below]
- Author: Na’kuset
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0593648765
- Language: English
-
I and I Bob Marley
$12.95 Read moreA biography in verse of reggae legend Bob Marley, exploring the influences that shaped his life and music on his journey from rural Jamaican childhood to international superstardom.
Born in the Jamaica
- Author: Medina, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 15 2013
- ISBN10: 1620140306
- Language: English
-
Black History Heroes: Mae Jemison: Shooting for the Stars: The First Black Woman in Space
$12.99 Read moreBlack History Heroes: Mae Jemison: Shooting for the Stars: The First Black Woman in Space shows the power of grit, perseverance, and character in a dynamic biography for kids.
★ “This empowering
- Series: Black History Heroes #2
- Author: Singleton, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1638191786
- Language: English
-
Mami King: How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches, and the Perfect Bowl of Soup
$19.99 Read moreRejected by the parents of the girl he loves for being poor, Ma Mon Luk strikes out from China and boards a steamship headed for the Philippines in 1918.
He vows to make a fortune and return for his
- Author: Chio-Lauri, Jacqueline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1728492351
- Language: English
-
Black History Heroes: Chadwick Boseman: King of Wakanda: A Hero on and Off the Screen
$12.99 Read moreChadwick Boseman, King of Wakanda, A Hero On and Off the Screen, shows the power of grit, perseverance, and character in a dynamic biography for kids.
★ “This empowering and engaging middle grade
- Series: Black History Heroes
- Author: Singleton, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1638191778
- Language: English
-
And Yet You Shine: The Kohinoor Diamond, Colonization, and Resistance
$18.99 Add to cartThe story of one of the world’s most famous diamonds–stolen from South Asia during colonization and now among the crown jewels in London–is a call to action for readers to decolonize and hold their … [more below]
- Author: Kelkar, Supriya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 153622829X
- Language: English
-
The Boy Who Touched the Stars/El Nino Que Alcanzo Las Estrellas
$18.95 Add to cartThis autobiographical, bilingual picture book recounts
the author’s rise from migrant farm worker to astronaut!
- Author: Hernandez, Jose M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 31 2019
- ISBN10: 1558858822
- Language: Spanish
-
This Is Tap: Savion Glover Finds His Funk
$8.99 Add to cartPulsating text and high-energy illustrations tell the story of Savion Glover, a dancer and choreographer who revolutionazed an art form.
Savion Glover was born
with a beat.
A rhythm in his head.
A sound
i- Author: Castrovilla, Selene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0823460258
- Language: English
-
Bold, Brilliant, and Latine: Meet 52 Latine and Hispanic Heroes from Past and Present
$24.99 Add to cartInspire the next generation of changemakers with this celebratory biography anthology of 52 Latine and Hispanic heroes.
All children deserve to see themselves positively represented in the books they- Series: See Yourself in Their Stories
- Author: Reynoso-Morris, Alyssa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 0711294364
- Language: English
-
Prince Among Slaves
$19.99 Add to cartThe extraordinary and consequential biography of Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori, a Muslim West African prince turned enslaved plantation worker, and his lifelong fight to be free and return home.
In 176- Author: Senzai, N. H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1984816985
- Language: English
-
With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School
$17.99 Read more2016-2017 Young Hoosier Book Award Intermediate Nominee
Booker T. Washington had an incredible passion for learning. Born a slave, he taught himself to read. When the Civil War ended, Booker finally fu
- Author: Slade, Suzanne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0807508977
- Language: English
