{"id":12775,"date":"2025-03-19T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.readbrightly.com\/?p=12775"},"modified":"2025-03-19T09:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T13:44:43","slug":"ordinary-people-change-the-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.readbrightly.com\/ordinary-people-change-the-world-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Will Be the Next Ordinary People Change the World Hero? <br>You Decide!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/offertabs.s3.amazonaws.com\/offer\/batajd\/67d33e2f8a7a45.40888314.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Who will be the next hero in the 40th book of the Ordinary People Change the World series? You decide! Choose between six options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maya Angelou<\/li>\n<li>LeBron James<\/li>\n<li>Steven Spielberg<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Swift<\/li>\n<li>Serena Williams<\/li>\n<li>The Wright Brothers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cast your vote between now and April 27 by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/woobox.com\/batajd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YourHeroYourVote.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Oddly\u00a0(or perhaps appropriately) enough, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/series\/DS3\/ordinary-people-change-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ordinary People Change the World series<\/a> of picture book biographies began with a fairly common observation: Brad Meltzer, who has penned a number of bestselling adult thrillers, noticed his daughter\u2019s clothing options all featured fictional heroes, including those of the princess variety. But instead of sigh and move on, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/thriller-writer-meltzer-adds-biographies-to-bloodletting-sagas-1435765640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meltzer decided<\/a> that if kids were going to have heroes, why not give them some real ones? In January 2014, the series launched with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readbrightly.com\/books\/9780803740839\/i-am-abraham-lincoln-by-brad-meltzer-illustrated-by-christopher-eliopoulos\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>I am Abraham Lincoln<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readbrightly.com\/books\/9780803740822\/i-am-amelia-earhart-by-brad-meltzer-illustrated-by-christopher-eliopoulos\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>I am Amelia Earhart<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During their prime read-to-me years, little kids are apt to fall in love with the characters in their favorite picture books \u2014 and these real figures are a good place to start. Each Ordinary People Change the World story is told in a kid-friendly, conversational way and the back of each book includes a timeline of the subject\u2019s life to inspire more learning.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the best Ordinary People Change the World books featuring some of the most interesting \u201cordinary\u201d people in world history:<\/p>\n<p> yes yes Ordinary People Who Took a Stand <\/p>\n<p>Kids can learn a lot from brave souls who worked to make the world more equal,\u00a0even when it was at great personal risk. They\u2019ll find much to admire in these bold thinkers and doers.<\/p>\n<p>  9780803740853  <i>I am Rosa Parks<\/i>      9780525428527  <i>I am Martin Luther King Jr.<\/i>      9780735228719  <i>I am Harriet Tubman<\/i>      9780735228740  <i>I am Billie Jean King<\/i>      9780525428510  <i>I am Helen Keller<\/i>      9780735228702  <i>I am Gandhi<\/i>      9780593533338  <i>I am Ruth Bader Ginsburg<\/i>      9780593405888  <i>I am Malala Yousafzai<\/i>      yes yes Ordinary People from Early American History <\/p>\n<p>If your child has an interest in how our country came to be our country, it\u2019s key that they get a sense of the heroes who helped form it. So far, the early American history entries to the series include two presidents and one Native American trailblazer who guided an expedition West.<\/p>\n<p>  9780803740839  <i>I am Abraham Lincoln<\/i>      9780525428534  <i>I am Sacagawea<\/i>      9780525428480  <i>I am George Washington<\/i>      yes yes Ordinary People Who Went First <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard not to be inspired by people who heard, \u201cIt\u2019s never been done!\u201d and pushed forward anyway. These figures rightfully wouldn\u2019t take no for an answer and leveraged qualities like exceptional daring and hard work to be the first in their fields.<\/p>\n<p>  9780803740860  <i>I am Jackie Robinson<\/i>      9780803740822  <i>I am Amelia Earhart<\/i>      9780735228733  <i>I am Sonia Sotomayor<\/i>      9780735228726  <i>I am Neil Armstrong<\/i>      yes yes Ordinary People Who Shaped Science <\/p>\n<p>Scientific discovery requires a certain amount of belief in one\u2019s own ideas and a willingness to try a new approach. These great minds may inspire kids to chart their own course.<\/p>\n<p>  9780803740846  <i>I Am Albert Einstein<\/i>      9780525428497  <i>I am Jane Goodall<\/i>      9780593533390  <i>I am Stephen Hawking<\/i>      yes yes Ordinary People Who Entertained and Delighted <\/p>\n<p>Television and film wouldn\u2019t be what they are today without the work of entertainers whose larger-than-life personalities and ideas showed us what was possible.<\/p>\n<p>  9780593405925  <i>I am Dolly Parton<\/i>      9780525428558  <i>I am Lucille Ball<\/i>      9780525428503  <i>I am Jim Henson<\/i>      <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choose between six options and cast your vote between now and April 27!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":114012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[59,123,124],"coauthors":[14],"class_list":["post-12775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-picture-books","tag-series","tag-biography","ages_stages-pre-k","ages_stages-growing-reader"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - 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