Academy of Achievement - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Introduces the men and women who shaped the 20th century. Includes profiles, biographies, and interviews.
Biographical Dictionary - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Contains information on more than 28,000 notable people from ancient times to the present day. Searchable by names, keywords, and dates.
Biographical Studies - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Gives brief backgrounds of famous scientists, mathematicians, artists, Roman ruler, inventor and theologians, includes portrait photos and bibliographies.
Biographies for Kids - [ Kids ] - Famous leaders page offers short biographies political leaders, scientists, inventors, athletes, and others who made a great impact on their world. Stories are written for elementary school students, and each page includes links and a dictionary of terms.
Biography Base - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - A large collection of biographies on notable men and women.
Biography.com - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Short biographies of famous people, ranging from actors and actresses to political leaders and historical figures.
Carnegie, Andrew - [ Kids/Teens ] - Information about the life the philanthropist and his legacy for education and libraries.
The Great, Famous and Infamous - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A selection of biographies of people who have shaped the 19th and 20th centuries including actors, authors, and inventors.
Great Men and Women of the World - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Provides biographies of great men and women of the world. Organized into sections on leaders and activists, heroes and humanitarians and scientists. Profiles available in English and French.
Heroes of History - [ Kids/Teens ] - Selection of noteworthy persons, their accomplishments and failures.
Images of Greatness - [ Kids ] - Fourth and fifth graders write about the lives and characters of twelve famous individuals.
John Dillinger - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Describes the man known as a desperado, bank robber, and someone that no jail could hold.
Liberty's Kids - [ Kids/Teens ] - Web home of the animated series that introduces children to the exciting stories and people behind the birth of a nation.
My Hero - [ Kids ] - A biography project by second grade students in Room 111 at Jackson Street School in Northampton, MA.
MyHero.com - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Tells the stories of ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things.
PBS - History - [ Kids/Teens ] - Contains biographies of dozens of men and women whose lives have shaped the course of history.
Time 100 - [ Kids/Teens ] - Profiles the 100 most influential people of the 20th century as selected by TIME Magazine in five fields -- leaders and revolutionaries, artists and entertainers, builders and titans, scientists and thinkers, and heroes and icons.
4to40: Legends - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Provides short profiles of modern day leaders.
William Palmer - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Explores the life of man hanged as a serial killer. Evidence about the crimes and the trial are presented so you can form your own opinion of guilt or innocence.
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