You Are A Super Hero

A children’s book focused on showing children how special they are. Journey with your child in learning about the different people they encounter through their day, the special qualities the people in these jobs possess and discovering how to apply these skills to realize how special they are.

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Real Life Child Heroes

Aelita Andre

Young abstract painter – started at 2 years old.

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Cassandra Lin

At the age of 10 “decided she wanted to do something for the environment, she gathered her friends and created Project TGIF – Turning Grease into Fuel for those who can’t afford to heat their homes.

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Daniel Burd

Working on a solution to the problem of slow decomposition of plastic bags.

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Easton LaChappelle

Built a functional prosthetic arm that’s much cheaper than current models.

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Alexandra Scott

When she was 4 years old she opened a lemonade stand and gave the profits to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her first stand raised $2000 another $15,000 and in 2003 she raised 100,000 for pediatric cancer research.

Gregory Smith

Born in 1990 he has been nominated 4x for the Nobel Peace prize, the first nomination came when he was 12.

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Brittany Wenger

Developed a computer program for better diagnosis of breast cancer.

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Ethan Bortnick

By age 11 had helped to raise more than $25 million for many charities. He began playing the piano at age of 3 and was composing by the age of 5.

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Resources

Bey, Lynn O, “Boy Genius Greg Smith Went To College At Age 10 — Here’s What He’s Doing Now”, Huffington Post, 6 June 2016, Retrieved March 27, 2018 from,https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/greg-smith-boy-genius_us_5750de01e4b0eb20fa0d7c8f

Falconer, Jason. “Teen’s inexpensive 3D-printed prosthetic could aid amputees in the third world”

New Atlas. 13 Aug 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2018 from, https://newatlas.com/easton-lachappelle-3d-printed-prosthetic/28685/

Keim, Brandon. “Teen Decomposes Plastic Bag In Three Months” Wired. 23 May 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2018 from https://www.wired.com/2008/05/teen-decomposes/

Kiefer, Elizabeth. “This 19-Year-Old College Student Built an Artificial Brain That Detects Breast Cancer” My Life, 10 Nov 2014, Retrieved March 27, 2018, from, https://www.teenvogue.com/story/brittany-wenger-cancer-research

Lefferts, Brooke, “How one girl’s lemonade stand has raised $80 million and changed lives” Today.14 Oct 2016, Retrieved March 27, 2018 from, https://www.today.com/health/how-one-girls-lemonade-stand-has-raised-80-million-changed-2D79767939

McGrory, Kathleen. “Tiny piano phenom’s tale began with toy” McClatchy/Tribune newspapers. 15 May 2007, Retrieved March 27, 2018 from,http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-05-15/features/0705150234_1_piano-lessons-sheet-music

Rivera, Adam. “Aelita Andre, 9-Year-Old Abstract Painter Opens Solo Show in Famed Russian Museum” ABC News, 27, Sept 2016, Retrieved March 27, 2018 from, http://abcnews.go.com/International/aelita-andre-year-abstract-painter-opens-solo-show/story?id=42362153