Micah Hecht
Who Is Michael Phelps?
A solid, fact-dense intro to one of the most decorated Olympians ever, perfect for kids who love sports stats and big achievements.
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Who Was Albert Einstein?
by Jess Brallier
Nonfiction · ages 8–12 · 620L · 2002
Solid, un-condescending biography that makes Einstein human without dumbing down the science—the early sections on his childhood rebellion are more memorable than the physics.
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by Clara Ingram Judson
Nonfiction · ages 8–12 · 650L
Earnest mid-century biography that introduces a towering legal mind; dry by modern standards and Holmes's actual legal reasoning will sail over most 8–10-year-olds' heads, but solid for history-curious kids who like nonfiction.