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Wunderkind Adora Svitak sagt die Welt braucht "kindisches" denken: wagemutige Ideen, wilde Kreativität und speziell Optimismus. Die großen Träume von Kindern verdienen hohe Erwartungen, sagt sie, beginnend mit der Bereitschaft von Erwachsenen genau so viel von Kindern lernen wie sie lehren.
A prolific short story writer and blogger since age seven, Adora Svitak (now 12) speaks around the United States to adults and children as an advocate for literacy. Full bio »
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