14 best-selling biography books like A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights by Kate Hannigan

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A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights

By: Kate Hannigan

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Unafraid to take to the floor and speak her mind, lawyer, activist, and presidential candidate Belv…

If you liked the biography plot in A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights by Kate Hannigan , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky, Kevin Hawkes

1. The Librarian Who Measured the Earth

By: Kathryn Lasky , Kevin Hawkes

4.20

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A perfect introduction to mathematical concepts for young readers, written by a Newbery honor-winni… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl by Tonya Bolden

2. Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl

By: Tonya Bolden

4.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A much-needed window into a little-documented time in black history Based on an actual memoir writt… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction

3. Duck for President

By: Doreen Cronin , Betsy Lewin

3.94

Format: 256 pages,

My fellow Americans:It is our pleasure, our honor, our duty as citizens to present to you Duck for … read more

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4. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Sulwe

By: Lupita Nyong'o

4.66

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful,… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"Mama asked, "What is your name?" "Sulwe," she muttered. "And what doe sit mean?" "Star," Sulwe whispered. "Brightness is not in your skin, my love. Brightness is just who you are. As for beauty," Mam…"

-Lupita Nyong'o, Sulwe

Cover of The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas  Day

6. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Cover of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise

7. Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

By: Anika Aldamuy Denise

4.43

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Follow la vida y legado of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. When … read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Antoni: Let's Do Dinner by Antoni Porowski

8. Antoni: Let's Do Dinner

By: Antoni Porowski

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Antoni Porowski shares 80 of his favorite weeknight recipes to help fans make it from Monday to Fri… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder by John Glatt

9. The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder

By: John Glatt

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In The Perfect Father, New York Times bestselling author John Glatt reveals the true story of a Col… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
Cover of Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider by Jessica Lanan

10. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of What You Need to Be Warm by Neil Gaiman

11. What You Need to Be Warm

By: Neil Gaiman

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm? Baked … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer

12. Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

By: Danielle Greendeer

4.36

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this Wampanoag story told in a Native tradition, two kids from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe learn… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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13. The Knowing

By: Ani DiFranco

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, political activist, and feminist icon comes a pict… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. The Witches Are Coming

By: Lindy West

4.12

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

In this wickedly funny cultural critique, the author of the critically acclaimed memoir and Hulu se… read more

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  • feminism
  • womens
  • nonfiction
"the soft violence of willful ignorance"

-Lindy West, The Witches Are Coming

"It costs you nothing to err on the side of "care"."

-Lindy West, The Witches Are Coming

"[about a character in movie Little Nicky] A hilarious, hilarious sex criminal."

-Lindy West, The Witches Are Coming

"Common Sense" without growth, curiosity, or perspective eventually becomes conservatism and bitterness."

-Lindy West, The Witches Are Coming

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15. The Book of Turtles

By: Sy Montgomery

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Everyone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Memory Jars

By: Vera Brosgol

3.87

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A young girl finds a clever way to keep her favorite things--and people--close to her forever. F… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Mushroom Rain

By: Laura K. Zimmermann

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What can smell like bubble gum, glow neon green at night, be poisonous and yet still eaten by human… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Kirsten W. Larson

18. The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of

By: Kirsten W. Larson

4.35

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A poetic picture book celebrating the life and scientific discoveries of the groundbreaking astrono… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents by Eli R. Lebowitz

19. Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents

By: Eli R. Lebowitz

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Parenting an anxious child means facing constant challenges and When should parents help children … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • childrens
Cover of Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better by Glenda Armand

20. Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better

By: Glenda Armand

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover the inspiring story of Augustus Jackson, an African American entrepreneur who is known as … read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of We Are Starlings: Inside the Mesmerizing Magic of a Murmuration by Robert Furrow

21. We Are Starlings: Inside the Mesmerizing Magic of a Murmuration

By: Robert Furrow

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A stunning picture book for young nature lovers about starlings and the fascinating phenomenon of m… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Two Grooms on a Cake: The Story of America's First Gay Wedding by Rob    Sanders

22. Two Grooms on a Cake: The Story of America's First Gay Wedding

By: Rob Sanders

4.26

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of Jack Baker and Michael McConnell and their inspiring story becoming the first … read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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23. Cats Are a Liquid

By: Rebecca Donnelly

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Cats fill./ Cats spill./ Cats flow downhill.// Cats tip./ Cats drip./ Cats grip, snip, rip.// Cats … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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24. Woven of the World

By: Katey Howes

4.19

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of a young girl learning to weave, Woven of the World is a lyrical medita… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
"We are all tapestries, woven of the world. We are lifelines interlacing, yarn of many sources swirled. In our pattern there is purpose. In our softness , strength abides. Warmth and beauty still unfo…"

-Katey Howes, Woven of the World

Cover of Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior by Carole Lindstrom

25. Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling picture book author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Bridget George… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of Fighting for YES!: The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

26. Fighting for YES!: The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann

By: Maryann Cocca-Leffler

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When she wanted to attend public school, the… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • feminism
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of One Million Trees: A True Story by Kristen Balouch

27. One Million Trees: A True Story

By: Kristen Balouch

3.84

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The real-life story of a family who planted 1,000,000 trees—yes, it’s true!—to fight deforestation … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights by Kate Hannigan

28. A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights

By: Kate Hannigan

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Unafraid to take to the floor and speak her mind, lawyer, activist, and presidential candidate Belv… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • feminism
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens rights
  • womens
Cover of Brothers in Arms: A True World War II Story of Wojtek the Bear and the Soldiers Who Loved Him by Susan Hood

29. Brothers in Arms: A True World War II Story of Wojtek the Bear and the Soldiers Who Loved Him

By: Susan Hood

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The true story of an orphaned bear cub who grew into a World War ll hero alongside his brothers in … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Love Is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement by Sandra Neil Wallace

30. Love Is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement

By: Sandra Neil Wallace

4.28

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

Four starred reviews! Meet Diane Nash, a civil rights leader who worked alongside Martin Luther … read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Vote Is a Powerful Thing by Catherine Stier

31. A Vote Is a Powerful Thing

By: Catherine Stier

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Callie knows there’'s a presidential election coming up. Her class is having an election, too, abou… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

15 best-selling history books like A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights by Kate Hannigan

Transform Your Habits

The Librarian Who Measured the Earth

Kathryn Lasky , Kevin Hawkes

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl

Tonya Bolden

4.62

Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

Anika Aldamuy Denise

4.43

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7 Best history books like Woven of the World by Katey Howes

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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

Transform Your Habits

How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

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Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport

Caren Stelson

4.47

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