In this lively and engaging chapter book, children aged 7 plus will discover a fantastically faithful and diverse group of people who all have one thing in common: they answered God's call to do something new.
Kids will meet:
- Mary Anning: a fossil finder who contributed to changes in scientific thinking about prehistoric life and the history of the Earth
- Harriet Beecher Stowe: an abolitionist whose work is credited as sparking the American civil war
- John Muir: the "Father of the National Parks" and an early advocate for the preservation of wildernesses in the United States
- George Cadbury: a British businessman (of chocolate fame) who prioritised and improved conditions for workers
- Bessie Coleman: the first African American woman and the first Native American to hold a pilot's licence
- Mother Teresa: a missionary who helped the poorest people in India
- Arthur Ashe: a tennis player who battled discrimination to achieve a no. 1 ranking
- Charles Mulli: a street child who became a millionaire and used his wealth to help disadvantaged children and young people
Each chapter ends with a Bible memory verse, questions for reflection and a short prayer.
With humorous black and white line drawings and text that bounces of the page, this biography series for the twenty-first century will inspire kids to put their faith in Jesus and to use their talents for the glory of God.