Sixth Graders write autobiographies in Global Thinking class

Best Biographies For 6th Graders on April 2024 Shopping Deals at Bestonio.com

  • The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (True Rescue Series)

    • ASIN: 1250044235
    • ISBN: 1250044235
    • Brand: Tougias Michael J
    • Manufacturer: Square Fish

    This adaptation for young readers of The Finest Hours: The True Story of the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman tells the story of the shipwreck of two oil tankers and the harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. N... [Read More]

  • I'm 12 Years Old And I Saved The World

    • ASIN: 0692399798
    • ISBN: 0692399798
    • Manufacturer: Sir Brody Books

    I'm Adam--Adam Shannon Dakota Carr. Yeah, it's a terrible name. But it gets worse. I've got a super lame cell phone and Mom won't let me cut my hair. As if things aren't bad enough, Dad loses his job and Mom and Dad's marriage is on the rocks. Now it's up to me to fix everything. That's right--I'm 12 years old, and I'm about to save the world.... [Read More]

  • Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be

    • ASIN: 0385320434
    • ISBN: 9780385320436
    • Brand: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
    • Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

    Do you know how many things in your daily life were invented by accident?   SANDWICHES came about when an English earl was too busy gambling to eat his meal and needed to keep one hand free. POTATO CHIPS were first cooked by a chef who was furious when a customer complained that his fried potatoes weren’t thin enough. Coca-Cola, Silly Putty, an... [Read More]

  • Stephen Curry: The Children's Book: The Boy Who Never Gave Up

    • ASIN: 1537010344
    • ISBN: 1537010344
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

    The Boy Who Never Gave Up is the inspiring true story of NBA superstar Stephen Curry. This Fully illustrated picture book biography tells the story of a young boy who many said was too short to play in high school, too weak to play in college and not good enough to play in the NBA. Against all odds, this small boy who follows his dream, not only ma... [Read More]

  • The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto (Step-Into-Reading)

    • UPC: 038332173253
    • ASIN: 0394896955
    • ISBN: 0679880291
    • Brand: Random House Children s Books
    • Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers

    It is one of the worst storms ever - the snow has not stopped for days and it is 30 degrees below zero. But somehow Balto must get through. He is the lead dog of his sled team. And he is carrying medicine to sick children miles away in Nome, Alaska. He is their only hope. Can Balto find his way through the terrible storm? Find out in this exciting ... [Read More]

  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader's Edition

    • ASIN: 0147510422
    • ISBN: 9780147510426
    • Brand: Puffin Books
    • Manufacturer: Puffin Books

    Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat a... [Read More]

  • Out of My Mind

    • ASIN: 1416971718
    • ISBN: 1416971718
    • Brand: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
    • Manufacturer: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

    Over 1.5 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Out of My Mind and discovered the brilliant mind of Melody Brooks. Out of My Mind spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list! “If there’s one book teens and parents (and everyone else) should read this year, Out of My Mind should be it.” —Denver Post “A gutsy, c... [Read More]

  • A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story

    • ASIN: B004GB1T8G
    • Manufacturer: Clarion Books

  • Through the Fire: Based on a True Story About a Young Girl That Was Maliciously Burned in a House Fire

    • ASIN: 152078080X
    • ISBN: 152078080X
    • Manufacturer: Independently published

    A childhood tragedy cost her more than she could've imagined, but it also gave a gift far worth more than she could've hoped for... Theresa holds nothing back as she retraces her traumatic childhood in the countryside of North Carolina in one of the most inspirational books you’ve read yet. Between unstable, alcoholic parents and the ever-present... [Read More]

  • I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)

    • ASIN: 0316327913
    • ISBN: 0316327913
    • Brand: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    The bestselling memoir by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school.Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan tr... [Read More]

  • Dog Man Unleashed: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #2) (2)

    • ASIN: 0545935202
    • ISBN: 9780545935203
    • Brand: GRAPHIX
    • Manufacturer: Graphix

    Dog Man is still learning a few tricks of the trade. Petey the cat is out of the bag, and his criminal curiosity is taking the city by storm. Something fishy is going on! Can Dog Man unleash justice on this ruffian in time to save the city, or will Petey get away with the purr-fect crime?Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers... [Read More]

  • Smile

    • ASIN: 0545132061
    • ISBN: 0545132061
    • Brand: Graphix
    • Size: 5 1/2" x 8"
    • Manufacturer: Graphix

    Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood! Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing ... [Read More]

  • Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different: True Tales of Amazing Boys Who Changed the World without Killing Dragons

    • ASIN: 0762465921
    • ISBN: 0762465921
    • Brand: Running Press Kids
    • Manufacturer: Running Press Kids

    New York Times bestsellerBoys can be anything they want to be! This timely book joins and expands the gender-role conversation and gives middle-grade boys a welcome alternative message: that masculinity can mean many things. You won't find any stories of slaying dragons or saving princesses here. In Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different, autho... [Read More]

  • Brown Girl Dreaming

    • ASIN: 0147515823
    • ISBN: 9780147515827
    • Brand: Puffin Books
    • Manufacturer: Puffin Books

    Jacqueline Woodson's National Book Award and Newbery Honor winner, now available in paperback with 7 all-new poems.Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s LiteratureA President Obama "O" Book Club pickRaised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she share... [Read More]

  • The House on Cooper Lane: Based on a True Story

    • ASIN: 0989601234
    • ISBN: 0989601234
    • Manufacturer: Oliver Phipps

    It’s 1984 and all Bud Fisher wants to do is find a place to live in Madison Louisiana. With his dog Badger, they come across a beautiful old mansion that's been converted into apartments.Something should have felt odd when he discovers nobody lives in any of the apartments. To make matters worse, the owner is reluctant to let him rent one. Eventu... [Read More]

  • Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal

    • ASIN: 141974027X
    • ISBN: 141974027X
    • Brand: Harry N. Abrams
    • Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams

    An instant #1 USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times bestseller! Get ready for a whole new look into Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid! Introducing the newest Wimpy Kid author—Rowley Jefferson! Rowley’s best friend Greg Heffley has been chronicling his middle-school years in thirteen Diary of a Wimpy Kid journals . . . and c... [Read More]

  • Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life: (funny, fast-paced chapter book with short stories for young readers age 6-10)

    • ASIN: B076H9H1ND
    • Manufacturer: Candy Wrapper Inc.

    Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level:1 and upGuided Reading Level: H-M | Lexile® Measure: 500L - 600LKid-Tested, Parent and Teacher Approved.Mom's Choice Award Gold Recipient - Children's AnthologiesRoyal Dragonfly Award Winner - Children's Chapter BookWishing Shelf Award Winner - Children's Chapter Book"Code 7 engages kids through entertainin... [Read More]

  • The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics

    • ASIN: 0147516854
    • ISBN: 0147516854
    • Brand: Puffin Books
    • Manufacturer: Puffin Books

    The #1 New York Times bestseller freshly adapted for the next generation, now with brand new content including an author Q&A and never-before-seen photographsInspiration for the PBS American Experience Documentary 'The Boys of '36'  For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-clas... [Read More]

  • The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List

    • UPC: 884641071366
    • ASIN: 1442497823
    • ISBN: 1442497823
    • Brand: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
    • Manufacturer: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

    “Much like The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or The Book Thief,” this remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler’s list, “brings to readers a story of bravery and the fight for a chance to live” (VOYA).This, the only memoir published by a former Schindler’s list child, perfe... [Read More]

  • Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy

    • ASIN: 0152164278
    • ISBN: 9780152164270
    • Brand: HMH Books for Young Readers
    • Manufacturer: Graphia

    In 1861, when war erupted between the States, President Lincoln made an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain on the sidelines, Emma Edmonds cropped her hair, donned men’s clothing, and enlisted in the Union Army. Posing in turn as a slave, peddler, washerwoman, and fop, Emma became a cunning master of disguise, risking discov... [Read More]

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