#nf10for10 - Kids Are Showing Us the Way! 2.10.2020

Thank you to 

Cathy Mere (@cathymere) at Reflect & Refine 

and

Mandy Robek (@mandyrobek) at Enjoy and Embrace Learning

and 

Julie Balen (@jacbalen) at Connecting to Learn

for this wonderful day of nonfiction picture book sharing!

Be sure to follow #nf10for10 to get lots of new nonfiction picture book ideas.

Here are my posts from previous years. 
2017 #nf10for10 - a science roundup
2016 #nf10for10 - it's all about the series
2015 #nf10for10 - nf can be interesting!
2014 #nf10for10 - themes in nonfiction


It's been awhile since I've participated in #nf10for10.  It always creeps up on me and I lose track of time.  Before I know it, it's here and I don't have a post.  For some reason I was thinking about it early this year!

There has been a huge insurgence of picture book biographies.  They are well enjoyed by educators, librarians, and readers.  Maybe because of their narrative stories.  Maybe because they are inspiring.  But most of them are about people who seem out of reach to our young readers.  They have trouble thinking of them as real people.  I love finding picture book biographies about kids.  When you read a book out loud about some of the things they have done, you can almost see a lightbulb go on in the eyes of readers.  They start thinking, maybe they can do it.  Maybe it influences something in their life.  Maybe it gives them a thought of what they can do.

10 nonfiction picture book biographies that feature kids:



Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
written by Margarita Engle
illustrated by Rafael López
Teresa Carreño shows us the power of music and how it can make us feel many emotions.  


Hello, Crochet Friends! Making Art, Being Mindful, Giving Back: Do What Makes You Happy
written by Jonah Larson with Jennifer Larson
Jonah reminds us that we can find what we are passionate about and use it to help ourselves and others.


Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
written by Lesa Cline-Ransome
illustrated by James E. Ransome
Venus and Serena reminds us of the power of family, hard work, and determination can help us reach our goals.


Our House is on Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call to Save the Planet
by Jeanette Winter
Greta encourages everyone to use their voice - because it is necessary - to protect our planet.


Nadia The Girl Who Couldn't Sit Still
written by Karlin Gray
illustrated by Christine Davenier
Nadia teaches us that it's ok to fall... just get back up again and rise!


The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng
written by Sophia Gholz
illustrated by Kayla Harren
Jadav shows that even young kids can care and learn about their environment and make a difference for generations to come.


Trombone Shorty
written by Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
illustrated by Bryan Collier
You're never too young to discover your passion is the message from Trombone Shorty.  And play music all the time!


The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
written by Cynthia Levinson
illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton
We can stand up for our rights and our beliefs like Audrey Faye Hendricks did!


Anybody's Game: Kathryn Johnston, the First Girl to Play Little League Baseball
written by Heather Lang
illustrated by Cecilia Puglesi
Kathryn had a passion for baseball but because of gender rules, she had to fight for her right to play.  Be like Kathryn and fight for equal gender rights!


Ada's Violin: They Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
written by Susan Hood
illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
Reduce, reuse, and recycle has a whole new musical meaning after reading the story of Ada and friends.  What maker idea can you create?


Round up some of these picture book biographies and see what ideas your readers can come up with and create!