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Groundbreaking Guys: 40 Men Who Became Great by Doing Good
by Stephanie True Peters
I love to read YA and juvenile short biography collections like this, because they introduce me to people I may not have heard before, but end up wanting to know much more about. Typically I prefer books that focus on women and/or BIPOC specifically, as historically they've gotten less attention than their white male counterparts. But when Groundbreaking Guys came through our library, I could not resist it. From the eye-catching bright blue of the cover to the terrific illustrations that manage to be simple and yet bright and engaging, capturing each man so well, to the subtitle ("40 men who became great by doing good") to the format, I was hooked. I tore through this whole book while on vacation, sometimes reading a page or two when I only had a few minutes, but often gulping down large sections at once. I didn't want it to end.
I enjoyed each and every profile in the book. The men featured cover a wide range of representation--African-American, Asian, Latinx, LGBTQ+, Native American, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Caucasian, and more. They are bankers and athletes, authors and teachers, inventors and astronauts, scholars and performers, musicians and politicians, chefs and artists, among others. They advocate for their own rights and the rights of others. Expand cultural understanding of diversity. Make discoveries that save lives. Help to rescue people from at-risk communities. Boldly go where no one like them has gone before. Leave lasting works of creative genius behind them. Give back to the communities that raised them. Spread peace and love to everyone who encounters them. They represent the good that men can do in this world, and they are so encouraging to read about. No, not everyone featured is entirely un-problematic, but they are all remarkable men who've made a difference in the world.
Too often in our eagerness to provide books about remarkable women to fill the gap that's existed for so long, we provide a dearth of books about remarkable men for kids to read as well. Both are still necessary, and this book is a terrific place for a young reader to start. I would consider it older juvenile reading level, but not too simplistic for many young adult readers. As an adult reader, I enjoyed it, and it gave me not only a new recommendation for young readers, but also a starting point for learning about a lot of remarkable men about whom I did not know or at least did not know much about before. There's a simple bibliography in the back of the book, offering mostly web resources, but older readers may want to seek out more in-depth resources for themselves instead. Now I plan to seek out further works on their accomplishments, and I am looking forward to it. Pick up a copy for the kids in your life, and share it with them!
I enjoyed each and every profile in the book. The men featured cover a wide range of representation--African-American, Asian, Latinx, LGBTQ+, Native American, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Caucasian, and more. They are bankers and athletes, authors and teachers, inventors and astronauts, scholars and performers, musicians and politicians, chefs and artists, among others. They advocate for their own rights and the rights of others. Expand cultural understanding of diversity. Make discoveries that save lives. Help to rescue people from at-risk communities. Boldly go where no one like them has gone before. Leave lasting works of creative genius behind them. Give back to the communities that raised them. Spread peace and love to everyone who encounters them. They represent the good that men can do in this world, and they are so encouraging to read about. No, not everyone featured is entirely un-problematic, but they are all remarkable men who've made a difference in the world.
Too often in our eagerness to provide books about remarkable women to fill the gap that's existed for so long, we provide a dearth of books about remarkable men for kids to read as well. Both are still necessary, and this book is a terrific place for a young reader to start. I would consider it older juvenile reading level, but not too simplistic for many young adult readers. As an adult reader, I enjoyed it, and it gave me not only a new recommendation for young readers, but also a starting point for learning about a lot of remarkable men about whom I did not know or at least did not know much about before. There's a simple bibliography in the back of the book, offering mostly web resources, but older readers may want to seek out more in-depth resources for themselves instead. Now I plan to seek out further works on their accomplishments, and I am looking forward to it. Pick up a copy for the kids in your life, and share it with them!