6 must-read biography books like The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney by Alice B. McGinty

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The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney

By: Alice B. McGinty

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An empowering, inspiring--and accessible!--nonfiction picture book about the eleven-year-old girl w…

If you liked the biography plot in The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney by Alice B. McGinty , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. At the Same Moment, Around the World

By: Clotilde Perrin

4.04

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

Discover Benedict drinking hot chocolate in Paris, France; Mitko chasing the school bus in Sofia, B… read more

Similar categories in Clotilde Perrin's At the Same Moment, Around the World book and Alice B. McGinty's The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of The Whispering Town by Jennifer Riesmeyer Elvgren, Fabio Santomauro

2. The Whispering Town

By: Jennifer Riesmeyer Elvgren , Fabio Santomauro

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelte… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. The Wonderful Things You Will Be

By: Emily Winfield Martin

3.97

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestsellerthat celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for… read more

Similar categories in Emily Winfield Martin's The Wonderful Things You Will Be book and Alice B. McGinty's The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney

  • picture books
  • childrens

4. Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos

By: John Parra , Monica Brown

4.13

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

The fascinating Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is remembered for her dramatic self-portrait paintings f… read more

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5. Lola at the Library

By: Rosalind Beardshaw , Anna McQuinn

4.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Lola has a big smile on her face. Why? Because it's Tuesday--and on Tuesdays, Lola and her mommy go… read more

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6. Grandfather Gandhi

By: Arun Gandhi , Bethany Hegedus , Evan Turk

3.68

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Mahatma Gandhi's grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into l… read more

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7. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny

By: Beatrix Potter

3.25

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

The Tale of Benjamin Bunnyis an original classic by Beatrix Potter. Peter Rabbit's cousin, Benjamin… read more

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8. The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

By: Jory John

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon c… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) book and Alice B. McGinty's The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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9. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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10. Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (The World of Gustavo, #1)

By: Flavia Z. Drago

4.38

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

This winning debut picture book from Mexican artist Flavia Z. Drago about finding the courage to ma… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Trick or Treat, Crankenstein (Crankenstein, 3)

By: Samantha Berger

3.71

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Even the grumpiest kiddos will cheerfully gobble up this the delicious follow-up to Crankenstein an… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney by Alice B. McGinty

12. The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney

By: Alice B. McGinty

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An empowering, inspiring--and accessible!--nonfiction picture book about the eleven-year-old girl w… read more

Similar categories in Alice B. McGinty's The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney book and Alice B. McGinty's The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney

  • science
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • astronomy
  • space
  • juvenile
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13. Reading Beauty

By: Deborah Underwood

4.18

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a planetoid,surrounded by book lovers,a princess, Lex, read morning, noon,and night (bene… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. Dragon's First Taco

By: Adam Rubin

4.08

Format: 16 pages, Board Book

Let the New York Times bestselling team behind Dragons Love Tacos introduce the joy of dragons to t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler by John  Hendrix

15. The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

By: John Hendrix

4.41

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Interweaving handwritten text and art, John Hendrix tells the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"The ultimate question for a responsible man to ask is not how he is to extricate himself heroically from the affair, but how the coming generation is going to live."

-John Hendrix, The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

"Looking back, all he could see was a swirling pillar of ash and bones behind him. But ahead, there was someone standing on the surface of the water! Suddenly, a strong hand plunged through the watery…"

-John Hendrix, The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler

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16. Who is the Mystery Reader? (Unlimited Squirrels, #2)

By: Mo Willems

3.87

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

From Mo Willems, creator of the revolutionary, award-winning, best-selling Elephant & Piggie books,… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's Who is the Mystery Reader? (Unlimited Squirrels, #2) book and Alice B. McGinty's The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Dee Romito

17. Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott

By: Dee Romito

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Georgia Gilmore was a cook at the National Lunch Company in Montgomery, Alabama. When the bus boyco… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night by Julia Kuo

18. Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night

By: Julia Kuo

4.17

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

Kids 4 to 8 will marvel at the brightly glowing creatures and other living organisms in this stunni… read more

Similar categories in Julia Kuo's Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night book and Alice B. McGinty's The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • science
Cover of I Am Gandhi: A Graphic Biography of a Hero (Ordinary People Change the World) by Brad Meltzer

19. I Am Gandhi: A Graphic Biography of a Hero (Ordinary People Change the World)

By: Brad Meltzer

4.36

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Twenty-five exceptional comic book creators join forces to share the heroic story of Gandhi in this… read more

Similar categories in Brad Meltzer's I Am Gandhi: A Graphic Biography of a Hero (Ordinary People Change the World) book and Alice B. McGinty's The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"In a gentle way, you can change the world."

-Brad Meltzer, I Am Gandhi: A Graphic Biography of a Hero (Ordinary People Change the World)

Cover of Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli by Kyo Maclear

20. Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli

By: Kyo Maclear

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling picture book biography of one of the world's most influential designers, Elsa Schiaparel… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Portrait of an Artist: Frida Kahlo: Discover the Artist Behind the Masterpieces by Lucy Brownridge

21. Portrait of an Artist: Frida Kahlo: Discover the Artist Behind the Masterpieces

By: Lucy Brownridge

4.36

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A beautifully told art story for children, looking at Frida Kahlo's life through her masterpieces. … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile

6 Top history books like The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney by Alice B. McGinty

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Alice B. McGinty

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John Hendrix

4.41

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Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Dee Romito

4.43

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4.42

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Nicholas Day

4.15

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Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration

Elizabeth Partridge

4.53

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Steve Sheinkin

4.49

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