Biographies for little kids

A Listmania! list by Jo Archer
 
Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas
1.  Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas by Cheryl Bardoe
The list author says:
  "A beautiful book that really explains heredity simply but not simplistically!"
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Close to the Wind: The Beaufort Scale
2.  Close to the Wind: The Beaufort Scale by Peter Malone
The list author says:
  "Not exactly a biography but a beautifully illustrated and plausible diary of a young midshipman explaining the beaufort scale."
Used & New from: £2.41
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Marco Polo
3.  Marco Polo by Demi
The list author says:
  "A faithful summary of the original 'Travels of Marco Polo' which gave my son and me a good basis for discussing the lesser known countries in Asia that he passed through."
£9.89   Used & New from: £7.09

Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude
4.  Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude by Louise Borden
The list author says:
  "John Harrison's struggle to win the prize for solving the biggest scientific problem of the age."
£6.29   Used & New from: £2.41
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What's Your Angle, Pythagoras?: A Math Adventure
5.  What's Your Angle, Pythagoras?: A Math Adventure by Julie Ellis
The list author says:
  "A lovely introduction to applied mathematics - Pythagoras' helps the builders, Saltos and Pepros, to straighten their columns and shows his merchant dad how to beat the opposition.."
£4.57   Used & New from: £1.63
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Charles Darwin (Lifelines)
6.  Charles Darwin (Lifelines) by Alan Gibbons
The list author says:
  "Another plausible fictional diary but accurate in all other respects."
Used & New from: £3.37

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Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 11: True Stories: Man on the Moon: The Story of Neil Armstrong (Treetops True Stories)
7.  Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 11: True Stories: Man on the Moon: The Story of Neil Armstrong (Treetops True Stories) by Christine Butterworth
The list author says:
  "Also Amy Johnson, Pele, Tenzing Norgay and lots more..."
£4.10   Used & New from: £1.11

James Watt (Famous People)
8.  James Watt (Famous People) by Nicola Baxter
The list author says:
  "Also Thomas Edison, William Caxton, John Logie Baird and lots more..."
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The Life Of: Levi Strauss Paperback
9.  The Life Of: Levi Strauss Paperback by Tiffany Peterson
The list author says:
  "Heinemann Library 'Life of...' - also Samuel Pepys, W.K.Kellogg, Clarence Birdseye, H.J.Heinz, ..."
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Marie Curie's Search for Radium (Science Stories)
10.  Marie Curie's Search for Radium (Science Stories) by Beverley Birch
The list author says:
  "Also Marconi, Ben Franklin and Louis Pasteur"
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Who Was Mozart?
11.  Who Was Mozart? by Yona Zeldis McDonough
The list author says:
  "Also Charles Darwin, Leonardo da Vinci and lots more..."
£3.15   Used & New from: £0.01

True Lives: Galileo
12.  True Lives: Galileo by Jacqueline Mitton
The list author says:
  "Also Captain Cook and lots more..."
£3.99   Used & New from: £0.46

Sir Walter Raleigh and the Search for the City of Gold (Historical Storybooks)
13.  Sir Walter Raleigh and the Search for the City of Gold (Historical Storybooks) by Alan Childs
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Into the Unknown - Tudor Explorers John and Sebastian Cabot (Historical Storybooks)
14.  Into the Unknown - Tudor Explorers John and Sebastian Cabot (Historical Storybooks) by Margaret Nash
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Henry Ford: The People's Car-Maker (What's Their Story?)
15.  Henry Ford: The People's Car-Maker (What's Their Story?) by Haydn Middleton
The list author says:
  "Also Amelia Earhart and lots more..."
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William Tell and the Apple for Freedom (The Greatest Adventures in the World)
16.  William Tell and the Apple for Freedom (The Greatest Adventures in the World) by Tony Bradman
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The Fossil Girl
17.  The Fossil Girl by Catherine Brighton
£5.18   Used & New from: £1.50
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Christopher Columbus (Life Stories)
18.  Christopher Columbus (Life Stories) by Roger Grimsby
The list author says:
  "Also Guy Fawkes"
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Thomas Coram, the Man Who Saved Children
19.  Thomas Coram, the Man Who Saved Children by Harriet Amos
Used & New from: £4.60
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