My Picks – Biographies Published this Fall
Marooned: The Strange but True Adventures of Alexander Selkirk, the Real Robinson Crusoe
By Robert Kraske and Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker
Published Clarion Books
After arguing with the ship’s captain, Alexander Selkirk, was thrown off the ship and put ashore on an uninhabited island. He spent four years alone. After he was rescued, his adventures became of basis of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe.
The Boy Who Became Buffalo Bill: Growing Up Billy Cody in Bleeding Kansas
By Andrea Warren
Published by: Two Lions
This is the story of Buffalo Bill Cody the showman, scout, hunter and one of the greatest entertainers of his era. His shows featured cowboys, Indians, trick riding, and sharpshooting.
Dr. Seuss: The Great Doodler
By Kate Klima and Illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
The story of how Theodore Geisel, the great doodler, became the beloved Dr. Seuss.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
By William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
Published by Puffin Books
This bestselling memoir from William Kamkwamba, a young inventor who bought electricity to his Malawian village, has been adapted for young readers.