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Kid Legends: True Tales of Childhood from the Books Kid Artists, Kid Athletes, Kid Presidents, and Kid Authors Kindle Edition

by David Stabler (Author), Doogie Horner (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 1,919 ratings

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Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell the tales from the challenging yet defining growing-up years of great writers, artists, athletes, and presidents.
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    8 - 12 years
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    Kid Legends
  3. Print length
    228 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    3 - 7
  6. Publisher
    Quirk Books
  7. Publication date
    November 14, 2017
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  11. ISBN-13
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076GQR1LH
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quirk Books (November 14, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 14, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 23.0 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 228 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 1,919 ratings

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Doogie Horner

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Doogie Horner is an author, illustrator, and comedian. His books include Some Very Interesting Cats Perhaps You Weren't Aware of (Workman, 2015), Everything Explained Through Flowcharts (Harper Collins 2010), and 100 Ghosts (Quirk Books, 2013), among others. He is the illustrator of the Kid Legends series (Quirk Books, 2014-2017).

Doogie was a semi-finalist on America's Got Talent where he famously won over a hostile NYC audience. His comedy album, A Delicate Man, was an AV Club staff pick. He is a frequent guest on Doug Loves Movies and has been featured on Dave Chapelle’s Oddball Comedy Tour. His live show The Ministry of Secret Jokes won a Best of Philly award from Philadelphia Magazine.

His humor writing has also appeared in McSweeney's, Wired, Playboy, Fast Company, the London Times, Boing Boing, and other publications.

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Customers find the book interesting and fun to read. It provides inspiration for young readers and helps them learn life lessons. The illustrations are rich and detailed, with humor. The biography sections provide useful information about famous people as kids.

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Customers find the book engaging and easy to read. They appreciate the stories and pictures. The book provides useful information about successful people's lives.

"...Their stories are told in an easy to read fashion and the book’s drawings will capture the interest of the reader...." Read more

"...I think it's a fun read, great pictures and great message to help encourage and inspire kiddos (and maybe even their parents ☺ )" Read more

"...This book tells the true stories of some of the best known people when they were children. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Read more

"This book will inspire children to address their fears and reaffirm their aspirations. It is divided into three parts...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book for kids. They find it inspiring and helpful for young readers learning life lessons. The stories in the book are a great way to learn more about famous people. Readers also mention that the book provides an opportunity for group discussions.

"...Children will benefit by reading the book. They will be inspired to improve and will get information on how to do it...." Read more

"...Also great that it covers many life and social challenges-not just academic. Being shy, clumsy and dealing with mean kids...." Read more

"...They are fun to look at and read. This book is perfect for middle-grade readers who are dealing with the same type of issues, bullying, family and..." Read more

"...this to be an interesting book with a lot of stories that contained information on kids that turned into legends...." Read more

5 customers mention "Illustrations"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the illustrations. They find the illustrations rich in detail and humorous, making them enjoyable to look at and read. Readers mention the book is a fun read with great pictures.

"...told in an easy to read fashion and the book’s drawings will capture the interest of the reader. Children will benefit by reading the book...." Read more

"...I think it's a fun read, great pictures and great message to help encourage and inspire kiddos (and maybe even their parents ☺ )" Read more

"...The illustrations are rich and detail and humorous. They are fun to look at and read...." Read more

"...It showed tons of info on each person with inviting drawings, story's full of details and facts,also its so great you can not put it down." Read more

4 customers mention "Biography"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book. They find it has great stories about famous people as kids, interesting facts, and detailed information about each person. The drawings are appealing and the stories are full of details. Overall, readers appreciate the engaging content and short biographies that their children enjoy reading.

"...It showed tons of info on each person with inviting drawings, story's full of details and facts,also its so great you can not put it down." Read more

"Lots of great stories about famous people as kids. You will learn a lot of things that are not generally known." Read more

"...He loved it and hoped to find more. Tidbit facts about famous ppl." Read more

"Very good short biographies that my 11 year old son loved!" Read more

3 customers mention "Humor"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the humor in the book. They find it engaging to read and look at.

"...The illustrations are rich and detail and humorous. They are fun to look at and read...." Read more

"...I love real stories so this was the perfect book for me. I loved the comedy and all the funniness. I give this book 100 stars out of 5." Read more

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  • Israel Drazin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative and very inspiring
    Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2021
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    ”Kid Legends” is a perfect book for youngsters. We read history books and biographies as adults not only to get information, to learn about the past, to find out how others lead their lives especially to greatness, but also for inspiration, to get reasons to change and how to do it. This book has stories of nine lives of very successful people in various professions. Their stories are told in an easy to read fashion and the book’s drawings will capture the interest of the reader. Children will benefit by reading the book. They will be inspired to improve and will get information on how to do it. The book is part of a series of similar books.
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  • This is me
    5.0 out of 5 stars Found myself feeling inspired 🙌🏻
    Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2018
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    What a great book!! This is our first book from this series and we'll definitely have to get more.

    Got it for my 7 year old and ended up really liking it myself. There are things that I didn't know about each of the people listed and I found myself feeling inspired. I also like that there's a mix of generations in the people they chose.

    For my daughter, she can get frustrated with herself when learning new things and not getting it right away. Also great that it covers many life and social challenges-not just academic. Being shy, clumsy and dealing with mean kids. It does a pretty good job of conveying some of their hardships, J.K. Rowling for example, without getting to heavy for younger audiences- and showing ways they used their passions and talents to get through difficult times.

    And it's neat to get a glimpse of their personalities and lives.

    I think it's a fun read, great pictures and great message to help encourage and inspire kiddos (and maybe even their parents ☺ )
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Once children
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018
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    Though legends now, all were once kids who had to face difficulties of one sort or another. This book tells the true stories of some of the best known people when they were children. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
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  • Barbara Mojica
    5.0 out of 5 stars WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT
    Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2020
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    This book will inspire children to address their fears and reaffirm their aspirations. It is divided into three parts. The first part explores difficulties overcome by J.K. Rowling, Peyton Manning, and Charles Schultz before they became successful. The second part discusses the struggles of Pablo Picasso, Muhammed Ali, and Ulysses Grant during childhood and how they overcame their handicaps to achieve fame. Part Three examines the role that family life played in the early lives of Jeff Kinney, John F. Kennedy, and Gabby Douglas. Before closing, the author and illustrator reveal facts about themselves.

    The illustrations are rich and detail and humorous. They are fun to look at and read. This book is perfect for middle-grade readers who are dealing with the same type of issues, bullying, family and peer relationships, and self-esteem. The book also provides an opportunity for jump-starting group discussions.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Martin P. Rodgers
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome and informing
    Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2020
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    I got this book hoping for good results .Would I be amazed it was not good, not great ,but amazing . It showed tons of info on each person with inviting drawings, story's full of details and facts,also its so great you can not put it down.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Serenity...
    5.0 out of 5 stars ~~Interesting stories of real legends ~~
    Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2019
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    Found this to be an interesting book with a lot of stories that contained information on kids that turned into legends.

    Inspiration can be found for the younger ones in your life. I found it to be most informative as well as interesting.

    Your children will like it, I think. The legends are real as are the stories of their childhoods...

    Most highly recommended.
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  • Rebekah Ashe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting and informative
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2021
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    I learned much that I didn't know before. I would recommend this book not only for kids, but adults as well. If you don't have time to read a whole biography of a famous person, this is a great way to learn more: in a little snippet.
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  • Mama Marie
    4.0 out of 5 stars Kid Legends Reviews
    Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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    No book ever captured the essence and power of our hero's history like this book did for me and my kids I opened anew page in how we learn about history. We love many of the other books like Kid legends you my kids knowledge and mine is owed completely to you David.
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  • donnasbookblog
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars!!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2020
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    I love the books in this series and this is a great little compilation to give new readers to the series an insight in to the books - they are packed with packs and fun etials and I love the quirky little images too. This one was great and definitely one I am going to be recommending - 5 stars from me - I hope this encourages readers to checkout the full books!
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  • Rajeev Prashar
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing & interesting book !!!
    Reviewed in India on September 6, 2018
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    I got it from Kindle for ₹0 . Thanks Kindle for giving me such a good book for free when many crap books ( for kids ) are available for ₹ 300-400 . In this book ! You will get brief introduction to the childhood years of many greats in their fields like Picasso & J.K.Rowling in the form of short incidents and stories . The stories are really inspiring and full of insight . Read a story to your child on a holiday and then discuss about mindset of the person in story . That will surely enhance the vision of your kid for life . I must say this book is an ASSET in your kids' library .
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  • AKASKY
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in Canada on November 2, 2019
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    Good
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nice!
    Reviewed in Australia on June 3, 2020
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    I like the stories because they have inspiration and to teach and not to give up and keep spirits. Good!
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  • Hschmeid
    1.0 out of 5 stars Hopeless.
    Reviewed in Australia on September 28, 2019
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    I only got part of the way through J.K. Rowling's "biography" before giving up in total boredom. The constant interrupting pictures made the text so disjointed that I just couldn't get into it - and the writing style wasn't interesting enough for more than one read anyway, even had the book not been illustrated. A total waste of time.
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