Teen Trailblazers: 30 Daring Boys Whose Dreams Changed the World

By Jennifer Calvert

Book Overview

The impossible is possible when kids dare to dream big!

Discover the courageous kids who aimed high and made a difference! Every great scientist, activist, writer, and inventor started out as a child with a dream. With illustrations by Vesna Asanovic, Jennifer Calvert's Teen Trailblazers: 30 Daring Boys Whose Dreams Changed the World explores the stories of 30 of these remarkable kids, whose passions led to lifesaving medical treatments, revolutionary inventions, and history-making achievements. From groundbreaking innovators like Boyan Slat and the Wright brothers; to powerful advocates like Nelson Mandela, Harvey Milk, and David Hogg; and creative minds like Walt Disney, Fred Rogers, and John and Hank Green, each one turned his dreams for a better world into reality.

Dive into the amazing adventures, intrepid efforts, and hard-won victories of trailblazers such as:
- Louis Braille
- Wilbur & Orville Wright
- Mohandas Gandhi
- Jonas Salk
- David Attenborough
- Barack Obama
- Satoshi Tajiri
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Jaques Cousteau
- Boyan Slat

and other ordinary boys who dared to do incredible, impossible, and inspiring things.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 125028161X
• ISBN13: 9781250281616
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Castle Point Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.8" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary