Written and illustrated as a kids book, but even adults will be edified by the stories here [1]: 101 Orthodox Saints. All are stories of faith and are quite inspiring. (Just a heads up, a lot of the saints were martyred, so you should consider how to approach those conversations with your kids. The book is delicate, but doesn’t shy away from the reality of their deaths)
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#32have you considered that at some point it might make your kid feel inadequate? i think when talking about success stories it is important to sketch the complete picture of someone’s life including what didn’t go so well … too often we only hear about overnight successes 50 years in the making.
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#33This was a favorite when I was growing up: "The Value of Believing in Yourself: The Story of Louis Pasteur" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196827.The_Value_of_Beli...
If you liked that growing up, then this one about the same historical figure (Pasteur) might be of interest (later in life), since it seems to tell, according to the comments, "the rest of the story":
"Bechamp or Pasteur? A Lost Chapter in the History of Biology"
(4.8/5 stars, 406 total ratings, 68 with reviews) at https://www.amazon.com/Bechamp-Pasteur-Chapter-history-biolo...
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#35Our library has lots of these. Might look there.
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#36My daughter recently read "Darwin's Dragons" and enjoyed it very much.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51306333-darwins-dragons
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#37My kids liked Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, it has loads of one page stories about famous and not so famous women from throughout history.
Nicely illustrated too.
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#38Doxiadis, Apostolos. Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Publishing (English, 2009)
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#39My kids liked Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, it has loads of one page stories about famous and not so famous women from throughout history. Nicely illustrated too. https://www.rebelgirls.com
Wow! I have this book and read it to my kids regularly before bed, but I was not aware it was an entire franchise until I followed your link. I'll have to check out some of the other stuff too.