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Author:
Stevenson, Robin, 1968- author.
Title:
Kid innovators : true tales of childhood from inventors and trailblazers / stories by Robin Stevenson ; illustrations by Allison Steinfeld.
Publisher:
Quirk Books,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
205 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Subject:
Inventors--Juvenile literature.
Businesspeople--Juvenile literature.
Educators--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Other Authors:
Steinfeld, Allison, illustrator.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-200) and index.
Contents:
Grace Hopper : the grand lady of software -- Steve Jobs : love what you do -- Bill Gates : I'm thinking -- Reshma Saujani : embracing failure -- Jacques Cousteau : breathing underwater -- Wilbur and Orville Wright : the brothers who wanted to fly -- William Kamkwamba : electric wind -- Elon Musk : electric cars and rockets to Mars -- Alan Turing : code-breaking hero of World War II -- Hedy Lamarr : a double life -- Jonas Salk : an instinct to improve our world -- Florence Nightingale : the invention of modern nursing -- Maria Montessori : rethinking education -- Madam C.J. Walker : craving the beautiful -- Walt Disney : creating happiness -- Alvin Ailey : all that was inside you.
Summary:
Every trailblazer started out as a kid. Throughout history people have experimented, invented, and created new ways of doing things. This book tells the stories of a diverse group of brilliant thinkers in fields like technology, education, business, science, art, and entertainment, reminding us that every innovator started out as a kid.
Series:
Kid legends
Stabler, David. Kid legends.
ISBN:
1683692276
9781683692270
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1192305468
LCCN:
2020039476
Locations:
RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)
SVPC124 -- Clarksville Public Library (Clarksville)
DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)
GKPC851 -- Huxley Public Library (Huxley)
S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)
RUPC135 -- Manson Public Library (Manson)
BZPC851 -- Slater Public Library (Slater)
BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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