Books like Leonardo da Vinci by Kathleen Krull

Walter Isaacson’s biography reveals Leonardo da Vinci as a restless genius whose notebooks and inventions connect his celebrated paintings to groundbreaking science, illustrating how curiosity, observation, and imagination forge lasting creativity.

A graphic novel biography of Clara Barton, the Civil War nurse who founded the American Red Cross, presented in an engaging visual format for young readers.

Thomas J. Fleming’s biography brings to life Benjamin Franklin, the founding father who combined genius as an author, newspaper publisher, inventor, and statesman to shape America’s independence.

The story of George Washington, the first president of the United States, told through illustrations of his life and times.

Charles Nicholl paints an intimate portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, drawing on manuscripts, notebooks and contemporary witnesses to reveal the artist’s mind, his works, and his circle.

"In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome. Four years earlier, at the age of twenty-nine, Michelangelo had unveiled his masterful statue of David in Florence; however, he had little experience as a painter, even less working in the delicate medium of fresco, and none with the challenging curved surfaces of vaults. The temperamental Michelangelo was himself reluctant: He stormed away from Rome, incurring Julius's wrath, before he was eventually persuaded to begin.". "Michelangelo & the Pope's Ceiling recounts the fascinating story of the four extraordinary years he spent laboring over the twelve thousand square feet of the vast ceiling while the power politics and personal rivalries that abounded in Rome swirled around him. Contrary to legend, he neither worked alone nor on his back. He and his hand-picked assistants stood bending backward on a special scaffold he designed for the purpose. Battling against ill health, financial difficulties, domestic and family problems, and the pope's impatience, Michelangelo created scenes - including The Creation, The Temptation, and The Flood - so beautiful that, when they were unveiled in 1512, they stunned onlookers. In the end, he produced one of the greatest masterpieces of all time, about which Giorgio Vasari, in his Lives of the Artists, wrote, "There is no other work to compare with this for excellence, nor could there be.""--BOOK JACKET.

Irene Opdyke’s biography of 17‑year‑old Irene Gut chronicles a young Poles' courageous defiance of Nazi oppression during World War II, revealing a personal narrative of moral resistance amid the Holocaust.

A graphic novel that follows the life of renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, chronicling her journey from Great Britain to Tanzania and her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees.

A graphic-novel biography that traces the life and scientific achievements of African‑American agronomist and inventor George Washington Carver.

A graphic novel that traces the life of Booker T. Washington and his efforts to advance education for African Americans.

Fritjof Capra uncovers Leonardo da Vinci as an early architect of the scientific method, using over 6,000 notebook pages to show his pioneering work in anatomy, optics, hydraulics, and mechanical engineering, revealing a holistic, ecological worldview.

Cesar Chavez – In graphic novel format, recounts the life story of labor organizer and union leader Cesar Chavez.