Wax Museum- With non-fiction picture books

During class my group and I used Picture books by David Adler to create a wax museum or meeting of the minds. We used a picture book of Sojourner Truth, Sacagawea, Harriet Tubman, and Helen Keller. Prior to this class we all read our books and created timelines of the life of each historic woman. We took turns presenting our person as if we were the person. After each of us shared our story we discussed new thinks we found out about this person. I would love to use this in my classroom one day. Scholastic has a series of these picture books and I could introduce students to these historical figures then allow them to expand on what they know. I think students would be engaged by getting to know each important person.