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Captain Underpants Author Dav Pilkey – The Super Power of Imagination!
Dav Pilkey, the inventor of Captain Underpants, has achieved some great success in his life. Although he had awesome parents who always supported him, things did start out so great for him as a young student. He was criticized in school by his teachers. He had a hard time focusing in class. And he didn’t…
Great Quotes for Kids About Writing and Storytelling
Do you love to write? Or is writing a nightmare for you? Either way, it is among the most important skills for you to build. After you read some of the great quotes for kids about writing and storytelling below, we hope you will at least appreciate it more! In fact, you may not yet…
Felix Finkbeiner – A Trillion Trees to Plant!
When Felix Finkbeiner was nine, a teacher in his class in Munich, Germany asked them to prepare a report about climate change. As Felix started doing research, he learned about a woman named Wangari Maathai who had helped get 30 million trees planted in Africa. She had done this to help restore the billions of trees that…
Mikaela Shiffrin – Olympic Ski Champion Did It With Hard Work
Mikaela Shiffrin is a world champion US Olympic skier and the youngest World Cup ski champion in the history of the USA. Yet, her goal has never been to win championships but just to keep getting better at what she does. So, how did Mikaela become so good at what she does at such a…
Jann Mardenborough – From Gamer to Formula One Driver!
Jann Mardenborough grew up in Cardiff, United Kingdom, dreaming about racing cars. So, like many kids who cannot yet drive, he became involved playing racing videos games. When he was 8 years old, he started to race Go Karts on a real track. He loved it. And he was good at it. But it was…
Kathrine Switzer – Breaking Women’s Barriers for 50 Years!
Kathrine Switzer loved to run. And she loved challenges. So when her college coach told her that a woman could not finish a (26.2 mile) marathon, she set out to prove him wrong! In 1967, Kathrine became the first woman ever to compete in the Boston Marathon. This was before the rules even allowed for…
Kevin Hart – Hard Work, Fitness and Fun Lead to Success On and Off the Stage
You may know of actor and comedian Kevin Hart from movies like Jumanji or Captain Underpants. He is becoming one of the world’s most famous celebrities. But it is not his fame that impresses us. It is his drive. It is his hard work. It is his desire to help others. And it is the lessons…
12 Year Old "Grace the Slime Lover" Builds an Empire of Slime!
Grace is a 12 year old girl from Connecticut with a love of….slime! She liked to play with it and then, with the help of some YouTube videos, she started to make it. In fact, she likes slime so much, she started a slime business called “Grace the Slime Lover”! Grace started by selling the…
