Kid Trailblazers : True Tales of Childhood from Changemakers and Leaders
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- Create Date：2022-08-13 06:53:28
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Robin Stevenson
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Summary
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 their fields—government， social activism， environmental justice， and the arts。 Middle-grade readers will learn how these trailblazers got their start as kids just like them， with relatable 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 used to pretend to be librarians while playing together。
• 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。
Featuring kid-friendly text and full-color illustrations， Kid Trailblazers highlights contemporary figures who have led the way in their fields—government， social activism， environmental justice， and the arts。 Middle-grade readers will learn how these trailblazers got their start as kids just like them， with relatable 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 used to pretend to be librarians while playing together。
• 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。
Reviews
Kirsten Barrett
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What a great selection of stories from inspirational children。 I loved the mix of children and the addition of some I had never heard of。 This is a must buy for a school library。Thank you to #Netgalley for a preview copy - can't wait to see it as a physical copy。 What a great selection of stories from inspirational children。 I loved the mix of children and the addition of some I had never heard of。 This is a must buy for a school library。Thank you to #Netgalley for a preview copy - can't wait to see it as a physical copy。 。。。more
Kailey （Luminous Libro）
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All leaders start out as kids who want to change the world for the better。 This book gives short biographies of some famous leaders and how their childhood shaped their dreams。 There are sections about "democracy"， "black lives"， "our planet"， and the "power of art"。 I found the writing to be extremely biased toward the political left， and I was disappointed that the biographies were not given in a balanced way。 This book basically reads like political propaganda， ignoring the real issues and re All leaders start out as kids who want to change the world for the better。 This book gives short biographies of some famous leaders and how their childhood shaped their dreams。 There are sections about "democracy"， "black lives"， "our planet"， and the "power of art"。 I found the writing to be extremely biased toward the political left， and I was disappointed that the biographies were not given in a balanced way。 This book basically reads like political propaganda， ignoring the real issues and reinforcing political lies from the media。Each biography is about 10 pages long， and includes inspiring quotes from the famous person。 I just wish that this book would at least admit that some of these people have had controversial lives。 There should be a balance in the writing that doesn't hide any undesirable things， but still accepts and celebrates the good。There are cartoony illustrations on each page depicting scenes from the lives of each person。 The designs are so clever and attractive！This book encourages young people to change the world and speak up for what they believe in。 If only the book would present the true facts， and leave it to the reader to decide for themselves what to think about political issues， then I would have enjoyed it。 But they shove their own leftist agenda down your throat on every page。Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author in exchange for a free and honest review。 All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts， and are not influenced by anyone。 。。。more
Kirin
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Y'all I'm not a fan of these type of books and I'm not a fan of Benazir Bhutto， so if you stop reading now， you'll pretty much already know what I'm going to say about this book。 I like that it is illustrated and the 16 people's lives read easily and smoothly， but I still don't know how they are chosen， and while the childhood snapshots may be "true，" they are very rosy and one sided，， and the arc left the sources page blank so I can't even verify primary information。 I guess to me， if you pick Y'all I'm not a fan of these type of books and I'm not a fan of Benazir Bhutto， so if you stop reading now， you'll pretty much already know what I'm going to say about this book。 I like that it is illustrated and the 16 people's lives read easily and smoothly， but I still don't know how they are chosen， and while the childhood snapshots may be "true，" they are very rosy and one sided，， and the arc left the sources page blank so I can't even verify primary information。 I guess to me， if you pick up a book like this you want to learn something about someone new perhaps and how they are chosen and what details are included need to be held to some sort of standard。 If you already know of these "trailblazers" and you are interested to know more about their childhoods， I'd suggest you go read their Wikipedia pages so that you can at least understand why many of these people are controversial。 I'm not saying being the first female this or the first female of color that or the first transgendered to do something aren't important and noteworthy， I just think I'm done with these random collections of elevation。 Sure I'll own that I'm additionally salty because politically I was never a fan of Ms。 Bhutto， and back in my journalist days， I did have lunch with her and a few friends， and I have interviewed her， and I gave her hours of my day to try and win me over as a person， and she just didn't。 Starting the book with her definitely didn't do the collection any favors and ending her section by tying her to Malala， made me sad that these are the only two amazing Muslim women from Pakistan that most in the west seem to know or want to celebrate。 。。。more
Danielle Hammelef
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With adorable illustrations throughout， this book will inspire all readers to make a difference， no matter how big or small。 Readers will see how these trailblazers share universal ideas， feelings， and thoughts， making them relatable。 With diverse choices of people who have made an impact， readers will learn there are many ways to help others， animals， and the planet。
Dawn
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This is a great collection of short biographies。 Designed for kids， the pieces are not too long， illustrated， and contain great information and anecdotes about what these trailblazers were like as kids。
LenaMarie
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Kid Trailblazers is a great book that shares the "kid" part of some famous people。 It is perfect for young readers。 They will love the illustrations and the stories provide some details that have the power to leave an impression on the reader。 It is motivating and encouraging while providing some interesting information。 Thank you NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 Kid Trailblazers is a great book that shares the "kid" part of some famous people。 It is perfect for young readers。 They will love the illustrations and the stories provide some details that have the power to leave an impression on the reader。 It is motivating and encouraging while providing some interesting information。 Thank you NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Tiff
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I absolutely adored this book！ The art was just so cute， and it was very informative。 I really liked the focus on different areas - leadership， arts， social change。 A great read。Thank you to NetGalley and Quirk for granting me the opportunity to read and review this book in advance！
Andréa
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