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Kid Innovators: True Tales of Childhood from Inventors and Trailblazers Audiobook
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Moving, funny, and totally true childhood biographies of Bill Gates, the Wright Brothers, Walt Disney, and 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. And Alvin Ailey felt like a failure at sports. Listeners will learn about the young lives of people like Grace Hopper, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Reshma Saujani, Jacques Cousteau, the Wright Brothers, William Kamkwamba, Elon Musk, Hedy Lamarr, Jonas Salk, Maria Montessori, Madam C. J. Walker, and Walt Disney.
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“In accessible but never patronizing prose, Stevenson sketches the stories of her subjects’ childhoods, deftly setting the scene for each one and providing informative details, engaging quotes, and sometimes humorous anecdotes.”
— Mombian
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“This book inspires kids to think big and humanizes historical figures in a new and fresh way.”
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“These reads aren’t just educational, they’re inspiring…They’re a great resource for school projects.”
— YAYOMG.com
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A Publishers Weekly Pick of STEAM/STEM Books
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A CNN Underscored Pick of Back-to-School Books
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A Mombian Pick of Kids Books That Speak on LBGTQ+ History
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About Robin Stevenson
Robin Stevenson is an award-winning author of thirty books for kids and teens. Her writing has been translated into a number of languages and published in more than a dozen countries.
About Elisabeth Rodgers
Elisabeth Rodgers is an actress and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. After graduating from Princeton University, she completed a two-year program at William Esper Studio, where she studied with Maggie Flanigan. Her audiobook narration training came from Robin Miles, who has also directed her in several productions. She has recorded dozens of books for a multitude of publishers.