Focusing on key figures from the worlds of art, literature, music,
politics, and science, this collection introduces young readers to
luminaries who, despite the difficulties and failures of their
childhoods, went on to accomplish great things. Readers will discover
what individuals such as Jane Austen, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein,
Mohandas Gandhi, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso, and even the author himself
were like as children and young adults, and draw inspiration from their
accomplishments.
Muchos de los nombres que llenan nuestras enciclopedias esconden
verdaderas historias de superacion, protagonizadas por hombres y mujeres
excepcionales que, pese a los contratiempos, las dificultades o incluso
los fracasos de su juventud, llegaron a hacer grandes cosas. Descubre
como eran de jovenes Jules Verne, Thomas Alva Edison, Jane Austen, Pablo
Ruiz Picasso, John Lennon, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart, Anne Frank y Jordi Sierra i Fabra."