Works about Jane Addams for Young Readers

Elementary School Level:

• Arnold, Caroline. Children of the Settlement Houses. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books Inc., 1998. (Grades 3-6).
  
  
• Edge, Laura B. A Personal Tour of Hull-House. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2001.
  
  
• Gilbert, Miriam. Jane Addams: World Neighbor. Makers of America. New York: Abingdon Press, 1960. (Favorable telling through dialogue that reads independently at 6th grade.)
  
  
• Gleiter, Jan and Kathleen Thompson. Jane Addams. Milwaukee: Raintree Childrens Books, 1988. (Flexible introductory reader that appeals to 3-5th grade. Reads independently at 5th grade. The realistic story and language along with the child's point of view and stimulating illustrations encourage and hold interest at three levels.)
  
  
• Glowacki, Peggy and Julia Hendry. Hull-House. Chicago: Arcadia, 2004.
  
  
• Grant, Matthew G. Jane Addams: Helper of the Poor. Gallery of Great Americans Series. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1974. (Simply written for 6-7th grade. Illustrations and simplicity suggest reading aloud with instruction at lower grades.)
  
  
• Johnson, Ann Donegan. The Value of Friendship: The Story of Jane Addams. Value Tales. La Jolla, CA: Value Communications, 1979. (4th grade. Highly fictionalized account.)
  
  
• Judson, Clara Ingram. City Neighbor: The Story of Jane Addams. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. (Simple telling through dialogue and narrative that is independent leisure reading at 7th grade.)
  
  
• Keller, Gail Faithfull. Jane Addams. A Crowell Biography. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1971. (6th grade reading level but highly simplified content.)
  
  
• Kent, Deborah. Jane Addams and Hull-House. Cornerstones of Freedom. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1992. (3rd through 6th grade reading level. Includes photographs.)
  
  
• McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino. Peace and Bread: The Story of Jane Addams. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books Inc., 1993. (For ages 9-12)
  
  
• McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino. The Workers’ Detective: A Story About Dr. Alice Hamilton. Minneapolis, Carolrhoda Books Inc., 1992. (For grades 4-8)
  
  
• Mooney, Elizabeth Comstock. Jane Addams. Library of American Heroes. Chicago: Follett Publishing Co., 1968. (Leisure story that reads independently at 8th grade. Syntax and language raise readability higher than concepts suggest.)
  
  
• Piotrowski, Bonnie, ed. "Jane Addams, 1860-1935." Cobblestone, Vol. 20:3, March 1999. Cobblestone Publishing Company, Petersborough, NH. (For grades 4-9)
  
  
• Wagoner, Jean Brown. Jane Addams: Little Lame Girl. 1944. Reprint. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1962. (3rd grade. Widely read but dated interpretation.)
  

Secondary School Level:

• Addams, Jane. Twenty Years at Hull-House. (Abridged). Edited by Victoria Bissell Brown. Bedford Series in History and Culture. Boston/New York: Bedford St. Martins Press, 1999.
  
  
• Kittredge, Mary. Jane Addams. American Women of Achievement Series. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1988. (Supplemental, special interest reader at the high school level. Historic photos and illustrations complement a straightforward and energetic writing style that instructs and encourages the reader.)
  
  
• Meigs, Cornelia. Jane Addams: Pioneer for Social Justice. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970. (Historical high school level reader. Well organized and detailed. Direct instruction tool, aid in student research projects, and good biography for interested reader.)
  
  
• Parks, Deborah A. Jane Addams: Freedom's Innovator. Time-Life History Makers Series. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, 2000.
  
  

To learn more about Jane Addams and Hull-House:
Biography of Jane Addams
Chronology of Jane Addams's Life
Near West Side Neighborhood Chronology