Kid Innovators: True Tales of Childhood from Inventors and Trailblazers

Every innovator started out as a kid--and in some cases, were kids when they began experimenting with ideas to change the world Kid Innovators tells the stories of a diverse group of trailblazers in fields like technology, education, business, science, art, and entertainment. Featuring kid-friendly text and full color illustrations on nearly every page, readers will learn about the exciting discoveries, advancements, and inventions made by Grace Hopper, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Reshma Saujani, Jacques Cousteau, the Wright Brothers, William Kamkwamba, Elon Musk, Alan Turing, Hedy Lamarr, Jonas Salk, Florence Nightingale, Maria Montessori, Madam C.J. Walker, Walt Disney, and Alvin Ailey.

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. 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.