Biography & Autobiography

Although Elisabeth Elliot is possibly best known for her story of grief and the surname o...

Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator! In 1995, on a four...

From Chelsea House's Black Americans of Achievement series comes a biography of the great...

The beloved plays of Shakespeare are still produced everywhere, yet the life of the world...

No one thought Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass would ever become friends. The for...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer is one of the heroes of World War 2. Not only did he preach God&rsquo...

This book is a history of the team that explored the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase te...

Our bestselling series is fit for a queen!The life of Queen Elizabeth I was dramatic and ...

Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of...

Mark Twain was born fully grown, with a cheap cigar clamped between his teeth. So begins ...

From his childhood in rural Illinois to moviemaking days in Hollywood and on to a career ...

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th preside...

One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandes...

Engaging text, authentic photographs, and a timeline illustrate the life of labor leader ...

Traces the lives and careers of today's hottest starts- Great for reluctant readers- Attr...

China Homecoming is the sequel to Jean Fritz's Newbery Honor book Homesick: My Own Story....

In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer Areli Morales tells her own powerful ...

Nevermore brings one of America's most enigmatic writers to the attention of a new genera...

As his parents' shouting tears through the walls to the room where he is supposed to be s...

Is a painting of a can of soup really art? Born in 1928 to immigrant parents, Andy Warhol...

"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. This ancient proverb of the Kikuyu p...

Mysterious boy king Tutankhamun returns to the U.S. in 2008, bringing rare treasures neve...

A biography of American novelist Stephenie Meyer, author of the best-selling Twilight sag...

What do King Tut, Galileo, Crazy Horse, Bruce Lee, Chico Mendes, Elvis Presley, Bill Gate...

Everyone knows that honest, brave George Washington was one of America's greatest heroes....

First-grader Tomie dePaola experiences uncertainty in the weeks following the attack on p...

After years of harsh monsoon seasons, a forest on the river island of Majuli is in danger...

Learn about animals, both domestic and wild, who have become heroes when they came to the...

This Chelsea House's Galaxy of Superstars book features Celine Dion, a frequent chart-top...

From Chelsea House's Black Americans of Achievement series comes a biography of the belov...

Convinced that unnamed babies are not truly alive, King Tuthmosis I's wife Ahmose immedia...

This Chelsea House's Galaxy of Superstars book features the young diva who has taken the ...

A short story. You may not believe it, but this story is true. A wedding invita...

If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musi...

Mister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities, but before he was the ...

After the Civil War, African Americans were still experiencing discrimination and segrega...

On November 4, 2008, Americans elected their 44th president named Barack Obama. He was th...

Dolley Madison was married to James Madison, the fourth President of the United States. ...

When the United States became a country, women had very few rights. Women could not own ...

Hillary Clinton started her life as a little girl listening to her parents. They told he...

Explore the extraordinary life of Frederick Douglass and his transition from slave to fre...

You may know that Beyonce is a gifted R & B star who has made a splash in the worlds of m...

You may know that Bruno Mars is an unbelievably talented pop singer and producer. But did...

You may know that Jennifer Lawrence stars as courageous Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Ga...

You may know that Katy Perry is a shining star of pop who has soared to number one on the...

You may know that the U.K. pop group One Direction broke records when it hit the U.S. mus...

You may know that singing sensation Taylor Swift has won over fans of both pop and countr...

Even at the age of nine, little Golda Meir was known for being a leader. As the president...

You probably know Idina Menzel as the amazing singer of "Let it Go" and the voice of Elsa...

You probably know Justin Timberlake as the successful boy-band singer turned solo artist ...