Books to Inspire Career Choices

Air and Space:

Amelia Earhart

• Childhood of Famous Americans Amelia Earhart Young Aviator

Neil Armstrong

• Childhood of Famous Americans Neil Armstrong Young Flier

Wright Brothers

• Childhood of Famous Americans Wilbur and Orville Wright Young Fliers
• The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk by Donald J. Sobol

Doctor:

Elizabeth Blackwell

• Childhood of Famous Americans Elizabeth Blackwell Girl Doctor

Entreprenuer:

Henry Ford

• Childhood of Famous Americans Henry Ford Young Man with Ideas

Milton Hershey

• Childhood of Famous Americans Milton Hershey Young Chocolatier

Farmer:

George Washington

• Farmer George Plants a Nation

Naturalist:

John Muir

• Childhood of Famous Americans John Muir Young Naturalist

Nursing:

Clara Barton

• Childhood of Famous Americans Clara Barton Founder of the American Red Cross

Florence Nightingale

• Florence Nightingale

• Heart and Soul The Story of Florence Nightingale

Scientist:

Albert Einstein

• Childhood of Famous Americans Albert Einstein Young Thinker

Thomas Edison

• Childhood of Famous Americans Thomas Edison Young Inventor

Statesman or Leader:

Abraham Lincoln

• Childhood of Famous Americans Abraham Lincoln The Great Emancipator
• Abraham Lincoln The Boy The Man by Lloyd Ostendorf  My all time favorite book about Abraham Lincoln!  Comprised of individual blurbs about Lincoln's life each illustrated with pen and ink drawings or rare photos.
• The Value of Respect by Ann Donegan Johnson

Benjamin Franklin

• Childhood of Famous Americans Benjamin Franklin Young Printer

George Washington

• Childhood of Famous Americans George Washington Young Leader

John Adams

• Childhood of Famous Americans John Adams Young Revolutionary
• A Picture Book of John and Abigail Adams

John F Kennedy

• Childhood of Famous Americans John Fitzgerald Kennedy America's Youngest President

Ronald Reagan

• Childhood of Famous Americans Ronald Reagan Young Leader

Susan B Anthony

• Childhood of Famous Americans Susan B Anthony Champion of Women's Rights

Thomas Jefferson

• Childhood of Famous Americans Tom Jefferson Third President of the United States

Technology:

Walt Disney

• Childhood of Famous Americans Walt Disney Young Movie Maker

Writer:

Dr. Suess

• Childhood of Famous Americans Dr. Suess Young Author and Artist

Laura Ingalls Wilder

• Childhood of Famous Americans Laura Ingalls Wilder Young Pioneer

Louisa May Alcott

• Childhood of Famous Americans Louisa May Alcott Young Novelist

Charles Dickens

• Charles Dickens, The Man Who Had Great Expectations
• The Value of Imagination, The Story of Charles Dickens  by Spencer Johnson

Using scaffolding surrounding our house, my children played a game they called "Debtor's Prison" inspired by this book.

Beatrix Potter

• Beatrix by Jeannette Winter

Sweet, simple book with Beatrix Potter's own words included throughout.

• Beatrix Potter, A Life in Nature by Linda Lear

Adult biography for your own inspiration.

Hans Christian Andersen

• The Value of Fantasy, The Story of Hans Christian Andersen by Spencer Johnson

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