by Baptist Cornabas, Illustrated by Antoine Corbineau

Can you guess what Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs share? Or Angelina Jolie and Mother Teresa?

Short biographies pair two seemingly unrelated figures, then explain what they have in common and how their ideas, discoveries, actions, and inventions influenced each other and later activists — from Johannes Gutenberg to Emma Watson. Each pair includes a timeline placing them in history alongside key world events. The book closes with a world map showing where every person lived, proving greatness comes from everywhere.

Size 9”w x 12”h

80 pages. Hardcover. Publisher: Schiffer Kids.

Age Range: 7-10 years.