Glen Grove Elementary School

Biographies


Artists, Musicians and Performers artists - in depth study http://www.nga.gov/onlinetours/webfeatr.htm artists - women http://www.wendy.com/women/artists.html classical composers http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi composers http://www.classical.net/music/mstrindx.html composers - women http://www.kapralova.org/DATABASE.htm
Astronaut Biographies http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios Biographies of current astronauts. If you can't find who you are looking for, try the biography search!
Biographical Dictionary http://www.s9.com/biography No frills - short & sweet. This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
Biographies.com http://www.biography.com Explore over 25,000 short biographies of people from around the world.
Biography Maker, The AWESOME SITE!! http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm Use this online tool to create your own biography. Simply follow the steps in the process including choosing a topic, researching the answers to questions, pulling together resources, and creating a story.
Explorers http://www.multcolib.org/homework/alphaexp.html Explorers are listed alphabetically, last name first.
Famous Hispanics in the World and History http://coloquio.com/famosos/alpha.htm Alphabetical list of biographies of Hispanic achievers of all fields from around the world.
Famous Leaders for Young Readers NEW http://www.gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm These stories of presidents, inventors, educators, scientists, business men and women etc. are presented to inspire students to follow their examples of courage, determination, honesty and willingness to work. Please ignore the distractor ads!
Interactive - Famous People Biographies for Kids http://www.mrnussbaum.com/bio.htm American Heroes, athletes, Presidents, Political, Artists, Authors, Military and more. No need to register.
Inventors http://inventors.about.com/od/famousinventors A complete resource for you to research any famous historical inventor. Includes biographies, A to Z directory, timelines, sections on Australian, Chinese, Hispanic, Native American and more nationalities.
Nobel Prize Laureates http://nobelprize.org This site lists all of the Nobel Prize laureates and why they won, with a biography of each that includes their Nobel lecture. The site also explains what organizations award each of the prizes and why. Be sure to click on Other Resources to find Web sites for each laureate. The Nobel Prize is given for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace.
Presidency in History http://www.americanpresident.org/history/h_home.shtml The Presidency in History contains detailed biographies of each of the 43 past and present Presidents and First Ladies; biographies of Cabinet members, staff, and advisers; timelines detailing significant events during each administration; and multimedia galleries to explore.
Scientists http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography Site includes an encyclopedia of scientists' biographies.
The Most Important People of the 20th Century - Time Magazine http://www.time.com/time/time100 One century, 100 remarkable people. Profiles of those people - for better or worse - most influenced the last 100 years. They are considered in five fields of endeavor (Leaders & revolutionaries, artists & entertainers, builders & titans, scientists & thinkers, and heroes & icons), culminating with the Person of the Century, Albert Einstein.
Their Stamp on History http://www.stamponhistory.com This educational website explores the lives of important historical people through their pictures on postage stamps. Topics include activists, Hollywood, artists, athletes, doctors and nurses, explorers, inventors, lawyers and judges, leaders, musicians, scientists, and writers.
Who 2? http://www.who2.com/ Find famous people fast.
Women http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/whm/bio/index.htm Biographies of significant women throughout time.
Compiled by Mary Lou Baldwin Technology Facilitator checked 12/07