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Stories for kids who dare to be different : true tales of amazing people who stood up and stood out
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Publication Information
New York, NY : RP Kids, 2019.
Physical Description
159 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Summary
Profiles over seventy people who broke the rules and smashed stereotypes, including such figures as Emma Gonzalez, Andy Warhol, Bjork, Hans Christian Andersen, and Sally Ride.
Notes
"Originally published in Great Britain in October 2018 by Quercus Editions, Ltd, a Hachette UK company."
Contents
- Adeline
- Tiffanie Suwana
- Adam Rippon
- Ana Nzinga Mbande
- Andrea Bocelli
- Ananda Gopal Joshi
- Andrew Carnegie
- Andrea Dunbar
- Andy Warhol
- Anna Akhmatova
- Chris Colfer
- Biddy Mason
- Chris Preddie
- Bikini kill
- Christopher Robin
- Björk
- Constantin Brâncuşi
- Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
- Deng Adut
- Christine de Pizan
- Dobri Dobrev
- Dorothy Dietrich
- Dr Seuss
- Elizabeth of Hungary
- The Edelweiss pirates
- Ellen MacArthur
- Ellen & William Craft
- Emma González
- Eric Underwood
- Evonne Goolagong Cawley
- Eugene Hütz
- Gertrude Stein
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Greta Gerwig
- Hermeto Pascoal
- Hannah Herbst
- Jack Johnson
- Hua Mulan
- John Bradburne
- Indira Ranamagar
- John Boyega
- Irena Sendler
- Kelvin Doe
- Jamie Chadwick
- Kesz Valdez
- Jessica Cox
- Liam Davis
- Joan of Arc
- Luke Ambler
- Juana Inés de la Cruz
- Mohamed Taher
- Juliette Gordon Low
- Naoto Matsumura
- Katie Sandwina
- Ocean Vuong
- Kenojuak Ashevak
- Orville & Wilbur Wright
- Kim Soo-Nyung
- Peter Jackson
- Lady Godiva
- Pope Francis
- Leticia Bufoni
- Robert Smith
- Lise Meitner
- Roberta Cowell
- Loujain Al-Hathloul
- Ryan White
- Lyda Conley
- Saroo Brierley
- Margarete Steiff
- Savion Glover
- Maria Lorena Barros
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Maria Spelterini
- Simón Bolívar
- Megan Hine
- Sócrates
- Ronda Rousey
- Srinivasa Ramanujan
- Rosie Swale-Pope
- Stanislav Petrov
- Sally Ride
- Taka Zenryu Kawakami
- Savanna Karmue
- The Innocence Project
- Sophie Blanchard
- The White Helmets
- Sophie Pascoe
- Thomas Neuwirth
- The teacher from the St. Nicolai kindergarden
- Tsali
- Tu Youyou
- Vidal Sassoon
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Werner Herzog
- Vera Rubin
- William Buckland
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Witold Pilecki
- Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini
- Yuan Longping.