Here are the top 30 bestselling biographies books for 6 year olds. Please click Read Review to read book reviews on Amazon. You can also click Find in Library to check book availability at your local library. If the default library is not correct, please follow Change Library to reset it.
1. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
by: Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall Release date: Oct 20, 2015 Number of Pages: 56 Find in Library Read Review |
In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. He named her Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war.
Harry Colebourn’s real-life great-granddaughter tells the true story of a remarkable friendship and an even more remarkable journey–from the fields of Canada to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England…
And finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made another new friend: a real boy named Christopher Robin.
Here is the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh.
2. Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
by: Barack Obama, Loren Long Release date: Nov 16, 2010 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
Breathtaking, evocative illustrations by award-winning artist Loren Long at once capture the personalities and achievements of these great Americans and the innocence and promise of childhood.
This beautiful book celebrates the characteristics that unite all Americans, from our nation’s founders to generations to come. It is about the potential within each of us to pursue our dreams and forge our own paths. It is a treasure to cherish with your family forever.
3. Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving
by: Eric Metaxas Release date: Aug 27, 2012 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
Experience the true story from American history about the spiritual roots and historical beginnings of Thanksgiving.
This entertaining and historical story shows that the actual hero of Thanksgiving was neither white nor Indian but God. In 1608, English traders came to Massachusetts and captured a twelve-year-old Indian, Squanto, and sold him into slavery. He was raised by Christians and taught faith in God. Ten years later he was sent home to America. Upon arrival, he learned an epidemic had wiped out his entire village. But God had plans for Squanto. God delivered a Thanksgiving miracle: an English-speaking Indian living in the exact place where the Pilgrims landed in a strange new world.
4. Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
by: Javaka Steptoe Release date: Oct 25, 2016 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
Jean-Michael Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocked to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art work had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, and in the pulsing energy of New York City. Now, award-winning illustrator Javaka Steptoe’s vivid text and bold artwork echoing Basquiat’s own introduce young readers to the powerful message and art doesn’t always have to be neat or clean–and definitely not inside the lines–to be beautiful.
5. Lucia: Saint of Light
by: Katherine Bolger Hyde Release date: Oct 01, 2009 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
6. The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss
by: Theodor Geisel, Maurice Sendak Release date: Oct 03, 1995 Number of Pages: 95 Find in Library Read Review |
7. Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still
by: Karlin Gray, Christine Davenier Release date: Jun 07, 2016 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
8. DK Reader Level 2: WWE John Cena Second Edition (DK Readers)
by: Kevin Sullivan Release date: Mar 31, 2014 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
9. On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein
by: Jennifer Berne, Vladimir Radunsky Release date: Apr 23, 2013 Number of Pages: 56 Find in Library Read Review |
10. Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
by: Kathryn Gibbs Davis, Gilbert Ford Release date: Sep 02, 2014 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
Orbis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
Capturing an engineer’s creative vision and mind for detail, this fully illustrated picture book biography sheds light on how the American inventor George Ferris defied gravity and seemingly impossible odds to invent the world’s most iconic amusement park attraction, the Ferris wheel.
A fun, fact-filled text by Kathryn Gibbs Davis combines with Gilbert Ford’s dazzling full-color illustrations to transport readers to the 1893 World’s Fair, where George Ferris and his big, wonderful wheel lifted passengers to the skies for the first time.
11. Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote
by: Tanya Lee Stone, Rebecca Gibbon Release date: Feb 16, 2010 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
Elizabeth Cady Stanton stood up and fought for what she believed in. From an early age, she knew that women were not given rights equal to men. But rather than accept her lesser status, Elizabeth went to college and later gathered other like-minded women to challenge the right to vote.Here is the inspiring story of an extraordinary woman who changed America forever because she wouldn’t take “no” for an answer.
Elizabeth Leads the Way is a 2009 Bank Street – Best Children’s Book of the Year.
12. Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by: Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier Release date: Dec 18, 2007 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
13. Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
by: Laurel Snyder, Julie Morstad Release date: Aug 18, 2015 Number of Pages: 52 Find in Library Read Review |
“An enchanting glimpse of a dancer whose name has come to be synonymous with her most famous role.”–School Library Journal, starred review
One night, young Anna’s mother takes her to the ballet, and everything is changed. So begins the journey of a girl who will one day grow up to be the most famous prima ballerina of all time, inspiring legions of dancers after her: the brave, the generous, the transcendently gifted Anna Pavlova. Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova is a heartbreakingly beautiful picture book biography perfect for aspiring ballerinas of all ages.
14. Ada’s Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World’s First Computer Programmer
by: Fiona Robinson Release date: Aug 02, 2016 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
15. Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (Awards))
by: Duncan Tonatiuh Release date: Aug 25, 2015 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
Funny Bones tells the story of how the amusing calaveras—skeletons performing various everyday or festive activities—came to be. They are the creation of Mexican artist José Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852–1913). In a country that was not known for freedom of speech, he first drew political cartoons, much to the amusement of the local population but not the politicians. He continued to draw cartoons throughout much of his life, but he is best known today for his calavera drawings. They have become synonymous with Mexico’s Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. Juxtaposing his own art with that of Lupe’s, author Duncan Tonatiuh brings to light the remarkable life and work of a man whose art is beloved by many but whose name has remained in obscurity.
The book includes an author’s note, bibliography, glossary, and index.
16. When I Grow Up: Misty Copeland (Scholastic Reader, Level 3)
by: Lexi Ryals, Erwin Madrid Release date: Sep 27, 2016 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
17. The Magical Garden of Claude Monet (Anholt’s Artists Books for Children)
by: Laurence Anholt Release date: Oct 01, 2007 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
18. A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women
by: Lynne Cheney, Robin Preiss Glasser Release date: Sep 16, 2003 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
Mothers, daughters, schoolchildren, generations of families — everyone — will take Abigail Adams’s words to heart and “remember the ladies” once they read the stories of these astonishing, astounding, amazing American women.
19. van Gogh and the Sunflowers (Anholt’s Artists Books for Children)
by: Laurence Anholt Release date: Oct 01, 2007 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
20. Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci
by: Joseph D’Agnese, John O’Brien Release date: Mar 30, 2010 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
As a young boy in medieval Italy, Leonardo Fibonacci thought about numbers day and night. He was such a daydreamer that people called him a blockhead.
When Leonardo grew up and traveled the world, he was inspired by the numbers used in different countries. Then he realized that many things in nature, from the number of petals on a flower to the spiral of a nautilus shell, seem to follow a certain pattern.
The boy who was once teased for being a blockhead had discovered what came to be known as the Fibonacci Sequence!
21. Picasso and the Girl with a Ponytail (Anholt’s Artists Books For Children)
by: Laurence Anholt Release date: Oct 01, 2007 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
22. Pink and Say
by: Patricia Polacco Release date: Sep 15, 1994 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
I will tell it in Sheldon’s own words as nearly as I can.
He was wounded in a fierce battle and left for dead in a pasture somewhere in Georgia when Pinkus found him. Pinkus’ skin was the color of polished mahogany, and he was flying Union colors like the wounded boy, and he picked him up out of the field and brought him to where the black soldier’s mother, Moe Moe Bay, lived. She had soft, gentle hands and cared for him and her Pink.
But the two boys were putting her in danger, two Union soldiers in Confederate territory! They had to get back to their outfits. Scared and uncertain, the boys were faced with a hard decision, and then marauding Confederate troops rode in.
In this Civil War story passed from great-grandfather to grandmother, to son, and finally to the author-artist herself, Patricia Polacco once again celebrates the shared humanity of the peoples of this world.
23. When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop (Coretta Scott King – John Steptoe Award for New Talent)
by: Laban Carrick Hill, Theodore Taylor Release date: Aug 27, 2013 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
A John Steptoe New Talent Award Winner
Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc.
On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in the South Bronx. Her brother, Clive Campbell, spun the records. He had a new way of playing the music to make the breaks?the musical interludes between verses?longer for dancing. He called himself DJ Kool Herc and this is When the Beat Was Born. From his childhood in Jamaica to his youth in the Bronx, Laban Carrick Hill’s book tells how Kool Herc came to be a DJ, how kids in gangs stopped fighting in order to breakdance, and how the music he invented went on to define a culture and transform the world.
24. The Butterfly
by: Patricia Polacco Release date: Feb 05, 2009 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
25. Our Lady of Guadalupe
by: Carmen Bernier-Grand, Tonya Engel Release date: Apr 01, 2012 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
26. Sarah Gives Thanks: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday
by: Mike Allegra, David Gardner Release date: Aug 01, 2012 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
27. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition
by: William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, Elizabeth Zunon Release date: Jan 19, 2012 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
Lyrically told and gloriously illustrated, this story will inspire many as it shows how – even in the worst of times – a great idea and a lot of hard work can still rock the world.
28. Action Jackson
by: Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, Robert Andrew Parker Release date: Mar 29, 2007 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
One late spring morning the American artist Jackson Pollock began work on the canvas that would ultimately come to be known as Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist).
Award-winning authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan use this moment as the departure point for a unique picture book about a great painter and the way in which he worked. Their lyrical text, drawn from Pollock’s own comments and those made by members of his immediate circle, is perfectly complemented by vibrant watercolors by Robert Andrew Parker that honor his spirit of the artist without imitating his paintings.
A photographic reproduction of the finished painting, a short biography, a bibliography, and a detailed list of notes and sources that are fascinating reading in their own right make this an authoritative as well as beautiful book for readers of all ages.
Action Jackson is a Sibert Honor Book, a New York Times Best Book of the Year, and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year.
29. Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by: Kadir Nelson, Kadir Nelson Release date: Dec 23, 2013 Number of Pages: 112 Find in Library Read Review |
Kadir Nelson’s Heart and Soul—the winner of numerous awards, including the 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award and Illustrator Honor, and the recipient of five starred reviews—now features eight pages of discussion and curriculum material.
The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. This is the story of the men, women, and children who toiled in the hot sun picking cotton for their masters; it’s about the America ripped in two by Jim Crow laws; it’s about the brothers and sisters of all colors who rallied against those who would dare bar a child from an education. It’s a story of discrimination and broken promises, determination, and triumphs.
Told through the unique point of view and intimate voice of a one-hundred-year-old African-American female narrator, this inspiring book demonstrates that in gaining their freedom and equal rights, African Americans helped our country achieve its promise of liberty and justice—the true heart and soul of our nation.
Supports the Common Core State Standards
30. The Camping Trip that Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks
by: Barb Rosenstock, Mordicai Gerstein Release date: Jan 19, 2012 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
Best Selling Books for 6 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Sports & Outdoors
- Computers & Technology
Recommended Books for 6 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Sports & Outdoors
- Computers & Technology
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