Teen trailblazers : 30 daring boys whose dreams changed the world / Jennifer Calvert ; illustrated by Vesna Asanovic.

By:

Calvert, Jennifer

Contributor(s):

Asanovic, Vesna

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Castle Point Books, 2022Copyright date: �2022Edition: First editionDescription: 122 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

125028161X
9781250281616

Other title:

30 daring boys whose dreams changed the world
Thirty daring boys whose dreams changed the world

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

305.2351/0922 23

Contents:

Introduction - Benjamin Banneker - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Alexander Hamilton - Ralph Waldo Emerson - Louis Braille - Fredrick Douglas - Wilbur & Orville Wright - Mohandas Gandhi - Ernest Shackelton - R. Buckminster Fuller - Walt Disney - Roberto Burle Marx - Jacques Cousteau - Jonas Salk - Nelson Mandela - Alan Shepard - David Attenborough - Fred Rogers - Martin Luthor King Jr. - Harvey Milk - Bill Gates - Tim Berners-Lee - Bryan Stevenson - Barack Obama - Satoshi TaJiri - John & Hank Green - Lin-Manuel Miranda - Colin Kaepernick - Boyan Slat - David Hogg - About the author & illustrator.

Summary: Discover the courageous kids who aimed high and made a difference! Every great scientist, activist, writer, and inventor started out as a child with a dream. With illustrations by Vesna Asanovic, Jennifer Calvert's Teen Trailblazers: 30 Daring Boys Whose Dreams Changed the World explores the stories of 30 of these remarkable kids, whose passions led to lifesaving medical treatments, revolutionary inventions, and history-making achievements. From groundbreaking innovators like Boyan Slat and the Wright brothers; to powerful advocates like Nelson Mandela, Harvey Milk, and David Hogg; and creative minds like Walt Disney, Fred Rogers, and John and Hank Green, each one turned his dreams for a better world into reality.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
J Biography	West Grey Durham Branch Shelves	Non-fiction	J 305. 235 CAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		33321003230027

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Discover the courageous kids who aimed high and made a difference! Every great scientist, activist, writer, and inventor started out as a child with a dream. With illustrations by Vesna Asanovic, Jennifer Calvert's Teen Trailblazers: 30 Daring Boys Whose Dreams Changed the World explores the stories of 30 of these remarkable kids, whose passions led to lifesaving medical treatments, revolutionary inventions, and history-making achievements. From groundbreaking innovators like Boyan Slat and the Wright brothers; to powerful advocates like Nelson Mandela, Harvey Milk, and David Hogg; and creative minds like Walt Disney, Fred Rogers, and John and Hank Green, each one turned his dreams for a better world into reality.

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