Kid innovators : true tales of childhood from inventors and trailblazers
Record details
- ISBN: 1683692276
- ISBN: 9781683692270
- ISBN: 9781683692270
- ISBN: 1683692276
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Physical Description:
pages cm
print - Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, [2021]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Biographies of Grace Hopper, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Reshma Saujani and twelve others. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary, etc.: | "Childhood biographies of sixteen trailblazers in technology, education, business, science, art, and entertainment"-- |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 9-12 Quirk Books. Grades 4-6 Quirk Books. |
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Subject: | Businesspeople Biography Juvenile literature Inventors Biography Juvenile literature |
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Available copies
- 6 of 7 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Ridgefield Library.
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- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Ridgefield Library | PEOPLE Biography J609.2 S (Text) | 34010149308297 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Kid Innovators : True Tales of Childhood from Inventors and Trailblazers
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Kid Innovators : True Tales of Childhood from Inventors and Trailblazers
Moving, funny, and totally true childhood biographies of Bill Gates, Madam C. J. Walker, Hedy Lamarr, Walt Disney, and 12 other international innovators. Throughout history people have experimented, invented, and created new ways of doing things. Kid Innovators 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. Florence Nightingale rescued baby mice. Alan Turing was a daydreamer with terrible handwriting. Alvin Ailey felt like a failure at sports. Featuring kid-friendly text and full-color illustrations, readers will learn about the young lives of people like Grace Hopper , Steve Jobs , Reshma Saujani , Jacques Cousteau , the Wright Brothers , William Kamkwamba , Elon Musk , Jonas Salk , and Maria Montessori .