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An inspiring, educational journey into the industrious mind of a resourceful inventor who changed maritime history. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A Head Full of Notions.
- curious
- industrious
- inspiring
- 01
Rosie Revere, Engineer
Andrea Beaty
A rhythmic, joyful celebration of tinkering, crashing, and having the courage to try again.
- 02
Who Was Steve Jobs?
Meg Belviso
An energetic, accessible journey into the mind of a restless innovator who changed how the world communicates.
- 03
Titanic
Mary Pope Osborne and Will Osborne
A gentle, fact-filled journey into one of history's most famous maritime disasters, perfectly scaled for curious young minds.
- 04
Christians courageous
Anne E. Schraff · 1980
An earnest and uplifting journey through history that highlights the quiet power of faith in action.
- 05
Rocket Boys
Homer Hickam
A nostalgic and determined memoir that contrasts the deep earth of a coal mining town with the boundless heights of outer space.
- 06
Ben and Me
Robert Lawson
A cheeky, charming reimagining of history where a tiny, unsung hero takes all the credit for a founding father's brilliance.
- 07
Elon Musk
Ryan Nagelhout
An accessible, forward-looking journey into the world of modern space entrepreneurship and technological innovation designed for young minds.
- 08
Life on the Mississippi
Mark Twain
A nostalgic, sharply observed drift down a mighty river that captures the fading romance of a bygone era.
- 09
Lincoln
Russell Freedman
A visually rich, deeply humanizing portrait that strips away the myth to reveal the man.
- 10
Titanic
Donald Lynch
A sweeping, deeply immersive chronicle of human ambition colliding with the unforgiving forces of nature.
- 11
Where good ideas come from
Steven Johnson
An illuminating, cross-disciplinary journey that reveals how collaboration, serendipity, and shared spaces spark human progress.
- 12
John Henry
Julius Lester · 1994
A rhythmic, awe-inspiring celebration of human strength and legendary folklore.
