About This Lesson
Lee & Low Books' biographies and memoirs enable students to learn not only about someone's achievements, but also about someone's journey to success and the process of overcoming adversity. Now readers of all ages have the chance to discover powerful memoirs and biographies of often overlooked, but nevertheless accomplished and significant, historical figures of color. Explore this list of biography titles for grades K-8 for your next social studies unit in American history or lesson on a nonfiction text skill. All these books have lesson plans or teacher's guides available.