4 Book Series About Outstanding People for Your Child’s Reading Program
For my first book review, I chose a series of books about famous, outstanding people! These books teach children about heroes from history spanning different eras, and give a large amount of information about the fields in which these great people were recognized.
Children learn about from historical figures from how they succeeded, persevered, and confronted difficulties. These stories help our children with special needs confront their own difficulties and obstacles and give them strength to persevere! Who knows, maybe they will choose one of these people as a personal hero and be inspired to follow in their path!
“What I Can Learn from the Incredible and Fantastic Life of…”
by Moppet Books
The series of books “What I Can Learn from the Incredible and Fantastic Life of…” by Moppet Books is a fascinating series of books about contemporary figures of our time. They talk about the strengths and secrets of success of Steve Jobs, Ingvar Kamprad, Phil Knight and Oprah Winfrey.
The format of the books is quite unusual. We don’t see just a list of events and dates from the biographies of these heroes. On the contrary, these books contain information on the elements that played a big role in the development of each of these figures and how they became who they are now. Parents might find these books interesting for themselves!
In the text, you can read about their most outstanding achievements, quotes and phrases, and a description of their life principles. The most important thing about this series is that each book contains a list of life lessons which could be beneficial to everyone. Each book inspires young readers and proves that dreams can become true regardless of circumstances and it’s important to never give up!
the “Who was..?” and “Who is…"?” series
by Who HQ
This is a series of books about famous personalities of the past and present. This series is a quick-and-easy-read and gives facts from the childhood of of each person, meant to inspire kids!
Each book talks of the talents of certain heroes and what distances they went to in order to become an outstanding scientist, writer, biologist, or researcher. While these books don’t have colorful illustrations, they do contain text that will keep our young readers curious and interested.
The series includes many books that will help young readers get acquainted with outstanding personalities from diverse fields: from Leonardo Da Vinci to J.K. Rowling.
Kid Legends series
by Quirk Books
This series by Quirk Books is enjoyable! These childhood biographies tell the tales from the challenging but defining years of artists, athletes, writers, scientists, and presidents as they grew up. All these people were kids before they became outstanding adults. They had the same problems that children have today, as young readers can relate to.
Author David Stabler was able to convey facts about the lives of heroes that are fun and exciting. Children can relate to the problems of these heroes: misunderstandings at school, problems in relations with siblings and parents, and a different view of the world.
“When no one showed up to his birthday party, six-years-old F. Scott Fitzgerald threw a tantrum and ate the entire cake - including the candles. ”
Little People, BIG DREAMS series
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
A series for the youngest readers about the life of world-famous legends and icons in various fields of science, art, and others. The content is very simple, but these books give us an idea of the lives of these characters. This is a great option to meet famous people from and at a very young age.
This series will help quench the thirst for knowledge among young readers. Young readers will have an unending desire to learn even more! These books also have excellent illustrations which will be appealing to both children and adults.
Each book also contains real photos from the private archives of the heroes, accompanied by a short story with important dates in their biographies.
The author managed to find a great way to connect generations!