Wonder Kids: The Remarkable Lives of Nine Child Prodigies

The Remarkable Lives of Nine Child Prodigies

Cover Art for 9781554511334, Wonder Kids: The Remarkable Lives of Nine Child Prodigies by Charis Cotter
ISBN: 9781554511334
Publisher: Annick Press
Published: 28 February, 2008
Format: Paperback
Links Australian Libraries (Trove)
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Meet nine amazing talents whose passions shone early. Every kid is good at something. But imagine being so passionate about it that grown-ups flock to see you in action. Wonder Kids explores the lives of nine young talents whose amazing abilities attracted widespread attention. Phillis Wheatlely, a black slave in colonial Boston, was 14 when her first poem was published. A young Stevie Wonder was wowing audiences with his harmonica solos at the age of 12. And silent-film star Buster Keaton was hurtling through the air on a vaudeville stage when he was only 3. Other child prodigies featured are: Maria Gaetana Agnesi, an Italian linguist fluent in seven languages by age 13(1718-1799) Clara Schumann, a German pianist who made her professional debut when she was 9 years old (1819-1896) Fanny Mendelssohn, a German composer whose work as a teen caught the ear of Queen Victoria (1805-1847) Dai Vernon, a Canadian child-magician who went on to become the only conjurer to fool Houdini (1894-1992) Wang Yani, a Chinese artist who began touring with her paintings of monkeys when she was just 4 years old (1975-present) Terence Tao, an Australian mathematician who attended university at age 9(1975-present). Compelling profiles tell the stories of how these young wonders' abilities were discovered and developed, and of how they used their gifts as they grew up.

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