Difference Makers

Ducksters Mini Biographies

William Kamkwamba

How I harnessed the windAt age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life.

Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba story | The Kid Should See ThisWilliam Kamkwamba's story is already out there as a book, a young readers book, a Kickstarter documentary film project, not only one but two TED Talks, and luckily for us, the six minute story in vide

Wangari Maathai

Abraham Lincoln

Dr. Jane Goodall

Sci Fi video about Jane Goodall

Malala Yousafzai

Jacques Cousteau

Click on either picture to read and watch!

Click left to see many of Frida's self portraits.

Frida Kahlo

Take a tour of Frida's house, now a museum!

Clara Barton

Take a virtual tour of Clara Barton's home! Click on her photo.

Click on the commemorative stamp to hear from "Clara herself" (an actress pretending to be Clara Barton.

More about Clara Barton

A biography of MLK Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Kid President's explanation of the powerfully persistent MLK Jr.

MLK Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream Speech"

Cesar Chavez

The illustration to the left is also a link to a video about Cesar Chavez's life.

Think: How was Cesar Chavez like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

Click the link above to watch Isatou's story and the link below to see some examples of her recycled designs..

Isatou Ceesay

One Plastic Bag - The Whole Story

Dr. Eugenie Clark

artwork by Lottaland >

Click to see others!

Interview with Dr. Eugenie Clark

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