Kid Trailblazers
True Tales of Childhood From Changemakers and Leaders
Quirk Books · Print & ebook · August 23, 2022
Inspiring, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of trailblazers including Kamala Harris, Greta Thunberg, Ai Weiwei, Benazir Bhutto, Elliot Page, and John Lewis, along with 10 other powerful figures.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers ages 8–12 interested in childhood biographies of changemakers
- Themes
- Childhood biographies, Social and environmental change, Self-expression and challenging norms
- Genres
- Social Activist Biographies for Kids, Political Biographies for Kids, Biographies of Women for Kids
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Inspiring, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of trailblazers including Kamala Harris, Greta Thunberg, Ai Weiwei, Benazir Bhutto, Elliot Page, and John Lewis, along with 10 other powerful figures. Featuring kid-friendly text and full-color illustrations, Kid Trailblazers highlights contemporary figures who have led the way in government, social activism, environmental justice, and the arts.
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Readers 8 to 12 years old will learn how these figures got their start as kids just like them, with impactful stories and fun facts such as: • Angela Merkel once won a trip to Moscow, where she bought a Beatles album. • Stacey Abrams and her siblings played pretend as librarians for fun. • Al Gore lived in a hotel as a kid and liked to drop water balloons off the roof! Kid Trailblazers explores the childhood stories of leaders who have taken on the most pressing issues of our time by expressing themselves and challenging the world.
Who it’s for
- Readers ages 8–12 interested in childhood biographies of changemakers
- Young readers curious about leaders in government, activism, environmental justice, and the arts
Where it sits
| Social Activist Biographies for Kids | 75% |
|---|---|
| Political Biographies for Kids | 32% |
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Social Activist Biographies for Kids
- Self-Esteem & Independence
- Civil & Human Rights
- Authors
- Robin Stevenson
- Publisher
- Quirk Books
- Published
- August 23, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Childhood biographies · Social and environmental change · Self-expression and challenging norms
- Reading lane
- Social Activist Biographies for Kids