Great Book Highlights Remarkable Lives of Nine Child Prodigies – Review

Wonder Kids: The Remarkable Lives of Nine Child Prodigies – Excellent!

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Wonder Kids is one of those books that you may find yourself referring to over and over again. 

What does it take to be a child prodigy (praw-di-gee)? 

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In Wonder Kids, Charis Cotter shares profiles of nine child prodigies through a selection of interesting primary and secondary sources. In the pages of Wonder Kids, you will meet these children from across the centuries and a variety of countries:

Phyllis Wheatley 1753-1784

Maria Gaetana Agnesi 1718-1799

Clara Schuman 1819-1896

Fanny Mendelssohn 1805 – 1847

Buster Keaton 1895 – 1966

Dai Vernon 1894 – 1902

Stevie Wonder 1950-

Wang Yani 1975-

Terence Tao 1975

What do all these people have in common? They all gained remarkable success at a young age Therefore, unfortunately, they all had to learn very quickly how to live in an adult world.

In Wonder Kids, you can find out how their talents were discovered, what they did to develop their talents, and how they continued to use their talents as they grew up.

Book Shopping Tips for Wonder Kids

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Book Exploration Tips for Wonder Kids by Charis Cotter

Here are a few follow up activities parents or teachers might like to use along with Wonder Kids by Charis Cotter:

Writing Prompts

• If you were going to write a book about child prodigies which children would you include?
• If you could meet a child prodigy what would you ask them? Write a script for a talk show imagining that you are interviewing one of the prodigies in this book or another child prodigy of your choice.

Book Art Extensions

• Design a new exciting cover for the book Wonder Kids by Charis Cotter. On the back of your picture explain your choices of colours.
• Examine the cover of Wonder Kids by Charis Cotter. Give your opinion about the cover design.

Please share your opinions in the comments below.

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Su

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