Learning about the heroes for our portrait project.

Little People, Big Dreams!

______ chose Zaha Hadid!

British-Iraqi Architect, Artist and Designer One of the Most Influential Architects of the Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries!

Jet chose Michael Jordan!

The Greatest Basketball Player of All Time! Coach and Businessman Won Six NBA Championships

American Singer and Songwriter Activist for Peace and Freedom Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Anabella chose Malala Yousafzai!

Youngest Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize Advocate for Girls' Education Founder of the Malala Fund

Charlie chose Mary Anning!

English Fossil Collector and Paleontologist Found the first whole dinosaur skeleton

______ chose Frida Kahlo!

Mexican Artist Cultural Icon Known for Celebrating Mexican Tradition

American Tennis Player (was #1 in the World!) Winner of 30 Major Tennis Titles Advocate for Women's Rights

Baneen chose Amanda Gorman!

American Poet and Activist The 1st Person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate Recited "The Hill We Climb" at Joe Biden's Presidential Inauguration

Harley chose Captain Tom Moore!

British Army Officer Fundraiser for "NHS Charities Together" Reached 1 Million Pounds raised for charity on the morning of his 100th birthday!

______ chose Iris Apfel!

American Businesswoman, Interior Designer and Fashon Icon! Designed White House interiors for nine presidents!

Japanese Multimedia Artist Singer and Songwriter Peace Activist

Izzy chose Michelle Obama!

Former First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS), and the first black woman to be so. Attorney, Writer, Speaker and TV Producer Advocate for for healthy nutrition, service members,&nbsp;higher education, and&nbsp;international girls' education.

______ chose Louise Bourgeois!

French-American Sculptor "The Grandmother of Modern Art"

Grace chose Greta Thunberg!

Swedish Environmental Activist Influences Leaders in Climate Change Issues Leader of "School Strike for Climate"

______ chose Ruth Bader Ginsburg!

American Attorney, Jurist and Supreme Court Justice Feminist Leader and Writer Advocate for Equal Rights

Hunter chose Stephen Hawking!

Theoretical Physicist and Cosmologist Author of "A Brief History of Time" Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Samantha chose Ernest Shackleton!

An Anglo-Irish Antarctic Explorer Led Three Exhibitions to Antarctica Led the crew of The Endurance to Safety Under Great Duress

______ chose Jesse Owens!

American Runner, Once Fastest Man on Earth Olympic Gold Medalist

Name:_________________________________________________________ Hero:__________________________________________________________

#1 Open your camera. #2 Scan the QR Code to find our hero book! #3 Turn the pages of the ebook to find YOUR NAME. #4 Watch the video about your hero and read along! #5 Draw or write three things you learned about your hero.

______ chose Dolly Parton!

American Musician, Songwriter and Actress Philanthropist and Entrepreneur

Hong Kong and American Martial Artist Celebrated Movie Star and Filmmaker Advocate for Chinese Representation in Media

Sarah chose Aretha Franklin!

Civil Rights Hero and Icon Singer, Songwriter, Pianist and Recording Artist Named "Greatest Singer of All Time" by Rolling Stone

Sophie chose Emmeline Pankhurst!

English Feminist and Political Activist Led the UK Suffragist Movement, helping earn Women the Right to Vote

Charlotte chose Billie Jean King!

Teddy chose Jean-Michel Basquiat!

American Artist The Youngest Artist to exhibit at The Whitney Museum

Alexa chose Georgia O'Keeffe!

American Painter of over 2,000 works! "Mother of American Modernism"

Pamela chose Florence Nightingale!

English Social Reformer Founder of Modern Nursing

______ chose Nelson Mandela!

South African Anti-Apartheid Activist South Africa's first elected President and first black Head of State Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

American Singer, Songwriter, Musician and Record Producer Sold over 100 Million Records Worldwide

Braxton chose Stevie Wonder!

American Singer-Songwriter Influenced Musicians across a Range of Genres, including R&amp;B, Pop, Soul, Gospel, Funk and Jazz.

Brazilian Race Car Driver Formula One World Champion

______ chose Mae Jemison!

American Physicist, Engineer and NASA Astronaut! First Black Woman to Travel in Space

______ chose Gloria Steinem!

American Journalist and Political Activist Leader in the Feminist Movement