Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Jim Abbott: A Lefty from the Start 2
Liberty Hyde Bailey Jr.: The Boy Botanist 11
Thomas Edison: Bursting with Ideas 19
Gerald Ford: Michigan's Best-Known Boy Scout 30
Casey Kasem: A Determined Deejay 40
Charles Langlade: A Fur Trapper's Friend 45
John Lautner: Born to Build 52
Joe Louis: A Hard-Hitting Kid 60
Stevens T. Mason: The Boy Governor 69
Winsor McCay: Kid Cartoonist 77
Michael Moore: Rabble Rouser 86
Ransom Olds: A Mind for Machines 93
Simon Pokagon: Chief in Training 101
Sam Raimi: Middle-School Moviemaker 108
Claude Shannon: Top of His Class 115
George Sidman: Brave in Battle 122
Eddie Tolan: Fleet of Foot 130
Jack White: The Music Maker 137
Peter White: A Town Founder 145
Stevie Wonder: A Wonder-ful Musician 153
Glossary 163
Photo Credits 171