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Sep 30, 2022 · Here is a list of 10 modern-day heroes who have made a difference in their communities from a young age. If your students ever ask you, “Can young people change the world?” the stories of these children and young adults answer with a resounding “Yes!” 1. Malala Yousafzai
Oct 8, 2020 · Getty Images. These amazing kids from around the globe changed the world forever with their actions, activism, and good deeds. Read their stories and be inspired!
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Learn the life story and biography of influencial people: US Presidents, World Leaders, Inventors, Women, Artists, Civil Rights heroes.
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- Kids can make a difference. Anne Frank. Mozart. Louis Braille. History is full of young people who astounded the world with their thoughts and creations. Although we might think of the newest generation of kids as lazy, the youngsters on our list prove the children of today are as motivated and passionate as young people have ever been.
- Greta Thunberg. A top contender for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, 17-year-old Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg was also last year’s TIME‘s Person of the Year.
- Jahkil Jackson. After distributing food to the homeless with his aunt, young Jahkil Jackson from the South Side of Chicago established Project I Am to give out “Blessing Bags,” which contain essentials like soap, toothbrushes, and socks, to the homeless—all at the tender age of 8 years old.
- Malala Yousafzai. As a girl, Malala Yousafzai was no longer allowed to attend school when the Taliban took control of her village in Pakistan. So, she wrote about her experiences and spoke out for girls’ right to learn—and was shot in the head for her actions in 2012 when she was 15 years old.
- Malala Yousafzai. This is Malala winning her Nobel Peace Prize, which she shares with Kailash Satyarthi. You might think that going to school is a real pain, but there are some children, specifically girls, who have to fight to go at all.
- George Mart. George looks so proud of his bravery award - and so he should! Bravery can come in all shapes and sizes, some of them very small. George Mart was only five when his mum collapsed at home, a terrifying event for any child to witness.
- Tatum O’Neal. That’s a power suit to end all power suits. It’s Oscar season soon, and you may think that the coveted golden trophies are reserved for adults only.
- Dorothy Straight. Would you ever think to publish your musings on how the world began? Most of the time, when we’re having conversations with our relatives, we don’t expect what we say to be published into a book.
Readers of all ages can find much to consider, relate to, and celebrate in these transcendent stories of people who’ve had an impact on our lives and culture. These are some of my favorite illustrated biographies and memoirs for young book-lovers.
A list of inspirational children and young people who have changed world - including: Anne Frank, Joan of Arc, Hector Pieterson, Samantha Smith, Malala.
