Review - "The Boy Who Changed the World" by Andy Andrews

"The Boy Who Changed the World" by Andy Andrewsa is a children's books, that uses the true stories of different people from history to tell its story.

The story begins with Norman Borlaug playing in the cornfields of Iowa. As the story develops Norman decided to change the world. If your not in the know (or a fan of the West Wing) Norman Borlaug grew up to develop new wheat varieties with higher yields saved billions from starvation in places like India. The book goes beyond Norman to the lives of Henry Wallace, George Washington Carver, and Moses Carver to show how even small actions can have just as big an impact. The Book relies on the somewhat cliche "butterfly effect" to explain how each child can make a difference in this world.

The illustrations are nice and the language appropriate to kids 5 to 10 years old. I read it to a 7 year old and he was able to read much of it himself and easily understood its message. I would recommend this book for a similar aged child.

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