Suggested Reading
There are some very good, readable children's books available
about famous people from Pennsylvania.
Some of them are listed below.
Individual Biographies
Stan and Jan Berenstain
Berenstain, Stan and Jan. Down a Sunny Dirt Road. Random House, c2002.
Nellie Bly [Elizabeth Jane Cochrane Seaman]
Butcher, Nancy. It Can't be Done, Nellie Bly; a Reporter's Race Around the World. Peachtree Publishers, Ltd., c2003.
Kendall, Martha E. Nellie Bly; Reporter for the World. The Millbrook Press, c1992.
Krensky, Stephen. Nellie Bly; a Name to be Reckoned With. Aladdin Paperbacks, c2003.
Alexander Calder
Schaefer, A. R. Alexander Calder. Heinemann Library, c2003. RL 4.6
Stone, Tanya Lee. Sandy's Circus: a story about Alexander Calder. Viking, c2008. RL 3.6
Venezia, Mike. Alexander Calder. Children's Press, c1988.
Roy Campanella
Adler, David A. Campy: the Story of Roy Campanella. Viking, c2007. RL 4.9
Rachel Carson
Ransom, Candice F. Listening to Crickets. Carolrhoda Books, 1993. RL 5.9
Ring, Elizabeth Rachel Carson. Brookfield, Ct.: Millbrook Press, 1992.
Mary Cassatt
Venezia, Mike. Mary Cassatt. Chicago: Children's Press, 1990.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Dwight David Eisenhower. Holiday House, c2002. RL 5.2
Benjamin Franklin
Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin. New York: Holiday House, 1990.
Ford, Carin T. Benjamin Franklin: Inventor and Patriot. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 2003.
Fritz, Jean What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? New York: Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, 1976.
Giblin, James The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin. New York: Scholastic Press, 2000.
Scarf, Maggie Meet Benjamin Franklin. New York: Random House, 1968.
Milton Hershey
Simon, Charnan Milton Hershey: Chocolate King, Town Builder. New York: Children’s Press, 1998.
Sutcliffe, Jane. Milton Hershey. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner, 2004.
Stephanie Kwolek
Stewart, Gail B. Stephanie Kwolek: Creator of Kevlar. KidHaven Press, c2009. RL 4.6
William Penn
Kroll, Steven William Penn, Founder of Pennsylvania. New York: Holiday House, 2000.
Walsh, Kieran. William Penn. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke, 2005.
Betsy Ross
St. George, Judith Betsy Ross: Patriot of Philadelphia. New York: Holt, 1997.
Wallner, Alexandra Betsy Ross. New York: Holiday House, 1994.
Jonas Salk
Bankston, John. Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine. Hockessin, DE: Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2002.
Jerry Spinelli
Spinelli, Jerry Knots in My Yo-Yo String: the Autobiography of a Kid. New York: Knopf, 1998.
Andy Warhol
Mattern, Joanne. Andy Warhol. Edina, MN: ABDO, 2005.
There are some very good, readable children's books available
about famous people from Pennsylvania.
Some of them are listed below.
Individual Biographies
Stan and Jan Berenstain
Berenstain, Stan and Jan. Down a Sunny Dirt Road. Random House, c2002.
Nellie Bly [Elizabeth Jane Cochrane Seaman]
Butcher, Nancy. It Can't be Done, Nellie Bly; a Reporter's Race Around the World. Peachtree Publishers, Ltd., c2003.
Kendall, Martha E. Nellie Bly; Reporter for the World. The Millbrook Press, c1992.
Krensky, Stephen. Nellie Bly; a Name to be Reckoned With. Aladdin Paperbacks, c2003.
Alexander Calder
Schaefer, A. R. Alexander Calder. Heinemann Library, c2003. RL 4.6
Stone, Tanya Lee. Sandy's Circus: a story about Alexander Calder. Viking, c2008. RL 3.6
Venezia, Mike. Alexander Calder. Children's Press, c1988.
Roy Campanella
Adler, David A. Campy: the Story of Roy Campanella. Viking, c2007. RL 4.9
Rachel Carson
Ransom, Candice F. Listening to Crickets. Carolrhoda Books, 1993. RL 5.9
Ring, Elizabeth Rachel Carson. Brookfield, Ct.: Millbrook Press, 1992.
Mary Cassatt
Venezia, Mike. Mary Cassatt. Chicago: Children's Press, 1990.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Dwight David Eisenhower. Holiday House, c2002. RL 5.2
Benjamin Franklin
Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin. New York: Holiday House, 1990.
Ford, Carin T. Benjamin Franklin: Inventor and Patriot. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 2003.
Fritz, Jean What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? New York: Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, 1976.
Giblin, James The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin. New York: Scholastic Press, 2000.
Scarf, Maggie Meet Benjamin Franklin. New York: Random House, 1968.
Milton Hershey
Simon, Charnan Milton Hershey: Chocolate King, Town Builder. New York: Children’s Press, 1998.
Sutcliffe, Jane. Milton Hershey. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner, 2004.
Stephanie Kwolek
Stewart, Gail B. Stephanie Kwolek: Creator of Kevlar. KidHaven Press, c2009. RL 4.6
William Penn
Kroll, Steven William Penn, Founder of Pennsylvania. New York: Holiday House, 2000.
Walsh, Kieran. William Penn. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke, 2005.
Betsy Ross
St. George, Judith Betsy Ross: Patriot of Philadelphia. New York: Holt, 1997.
Wallner, Alexandra Betsy Ross. New York: Holiday House, 1994.
Jonas Salk
Bankston, John. Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine. Hockessin, DE: Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2002.
Jerry Spinelli
Spinelli, Jerry Knots in My Yo-Yo String: the Autobiography of a Kid. New York: Knopf, 1998.
Andy Warhol
Mattern, Joanne. Andy Warhol. Edina, MN: ABDO, 2005.
