'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-colour 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. '
History is one of the most important subjects for children. Not only does it show how we got the world we're in right now, but it also allows us to build better futures. A good knowledge of what's come before can help to inspire people to go on to do great things, and Kid Innovators is a prime example of a book that can show children that they can achieve amazing things.
The book is split into sections, with each one featuring a handful of people from across the world and across history, some recent, and some much older. There'll be names in the book that a lot of readers will be familiar with, such as Bill Gates or Florence Nightingale, but also a lot of lesser known people like William Kamkwamba and Maria Montessori. There are sections for things such as technology, or saving lives.
Each person in the book is given several pages where Robin Stevenson talks about their life and their achievements, but particular focus is given over to their childhoods. A good many of these biographies tend to skip over much of these people's later years, even if these are the years where they achieved the most or are best known for. This is intentional, as the book seems to be trying to encourage children to pursue their interests, to find their passion and never give up; things that were a vital part of these people's lives.
As the book is designed to appeal to younger readers there's a lot of illustrations throughout, with each biography getting several. The illustrations are bold, bright, and colourful, and help to break up what could be quite long and dry sections of writing for younger readers.
Along with the short biographies the book has a list of additional books that readers could check out if they're interested of learning more, and as such this makes a pretty good starting resource for readers of all ages. The book is designed for children, but I learnt some new things because of it, and as such am definitely going to be going out of my way to learn a little bit more if I can.
A great introduction to some interesting and inspiring people that could capture a child's imagination and encourage them to pursue their dreams.
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