Who Did It First? 50 Politicians, Activists, and Entrepreneurs Who Revolutionized the World by Jay Leslie - ADVISABLE

Who Did It First? 50 Politicians, Activists, and Entrepreneurs Who Revolutionized the World by Jay Leslie, illustrated by Nneka Myers, 113 pages.  Henry Holt and Company, 2020.  $19.  

Content: G

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS – ADVISABLE  

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE  

This is a compilation of 50 different people who have contributed throughout the last two hundred years to politics, humanitarian efforts and firsts in their professions.  Some of the well-known people included are Oprah, President Obama and Lebron James, but there are other lesser known first such as Muhammad Yunus, Ed Roberts and Katharine Graham.  Most of the summaries are 4-5 paragraphs long and cover a page, but a couple of the people are one short paragraph.  

I enjoyed the illustrations and most of the people included would be easy to include in lessons given by a teacher.  I’m not sure if a student would pick this book up and read it on their own, but I think that parts of it would be useful in the classroom.  

Reviewer, C. Peterson