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Kid trailblazers : true tales of childhood from influencers and leaders / stories by Robin Stevenson ; illustrations by Allison Steinfeld.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Kid legendsPublisher: Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, [2022]Description: 221 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781683693017
  • 1683693019
Other title:
  • True tales of childhood from influencers and leaders
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Benazir Bhutto : my place -- Angela Merkel : behind the Iron Curtain -- Kamala Harris : capable of anything -- Stacey Abrams : never tell yourself no -- Dorothy Pitman Hughes : be there for each other -- John Lewis : good trouble, necessary trouble -- Patrisse Cullors : our history in the nation -- Marley Dias : black girl books -- David Suzuki : solace in the wilderness -- Al Gore : great expectations -- Greta Thunberg : school strike for climate -- Mari Copeny : fighting for Flint kids -- Audre Lorde : the power of words -- Ai Weiwei : something else is possible -- Shonda Rhimes : from tomato paste land to Shondaland -- Elliot Page : like the boys in the movies.
Summary: "Childhood biographies of sixteen changemakers in government, social activism, environmental justice, and the arts"-- Provided by publisher
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 920.02 S848 Available 33111011297252
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Inspiring, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of trailblazers including Kamala Harris, Greta Thunberg, Ai Weiwei, Benazir Bhutto, Elliot Page, and John Lewis, along with 10 other powerful figures.

Featuring kid-friendly text and full-color illustrations, Kid Trailblazers highlights contemporary figures who have led the way in government, social activism, environmental justice, and the arts. Middle-grade readers will learn how these figures got their start as kids just like them, with impactful stories and fun facts such as-

. Angela Merkel once won a trip to Moscow, where she bought a Beatles album.
. Stacey Abrams and her siblings played pretend as librarians for fun.
. Al Gore lived in a hotel as a kid and liked to drop water balloons off the roof!

Kid Trailblazers explores the childhood stories of leaders who have taken on the most pressing issues of our time by expressing themselves and challenging the world.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-216) and index.

Benazir Bhutto : my place -- Angela Merkel : behind the Iron Curtain -- Kamala Harris : capable of anything -- Stacey Abrams : never tell yourself no -- Dorothy Pitman Hughes : be there for each other -- John Lewis : good trouble, necessary trouble -- Patrisse Cullors : our history in the nation -- Marley Dias : black girl books -- David Suzuki : solace in the wilderness -- Al Gore : great expectations -- Greta Thunberg : school strike for climate -- Mari Copeny : fighting for Flint kids -- Audre Lorde : the power of words -- Ai Weiwei : something else is possible -- Shonda Rhimes : from tomato paste land to Shondaland -- Elliot Page : like the boys in the movies.

"Childhood biographies of sixteen changemakers in government, social activism, environmental justice, and the arts"-- Provided by publisher

Ages 9-12 Quirk Books.

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