The Boy Who Changed The World

When Norman went to school, he learned everything he could about plants. Later on, he worked for a man named Mr. Wallace. Mr. Wallace said, “I want you to make a special kind of seed. These seeds will help hungry people.”

Norman worked hard and successfully finished. Those seeds were sent everywhere. Norman fed two billion people.

Or maybe it was Henry Wallace.

The boy’s name was Henry Wallace. His father was a professor. One of his students, named George, would always take Henry for walks in the woods. George taught him about plants. Henry would always say, “George, I want this to be my mission, to feed hungry people. Will you help me?”

Henry grew up to be the Vice-President of America. Vice-President Wallace later on hired Norman to make seeds. Was it Henry who changed the world?

Or maybe it was George.

His name is George Washington Carver. George’s parents died when he was very young. Moses and Susan Carver adopted George into their family. Everyone always said he was kind-hearted. He finally changed the world.

He was a teacher and an inventor. We even use some of his inventions today. George had a teacher who had a six-year-old son named Henry Wallace. So it was George who changed the world.

Or maybe it was his father, Moses.

Moses lived on a farm with his mother and father. Everyone always said he was kind-hearted too. When Moses grew up, he and his wife, Susan, managed a farm. They were so happy. Then one night, some thieves raided the farm. They burnt down the barn and kidnapped servants. One of the people they kidnapped was a boy named George.

Moses finally found George and traded his favorite horse for him. As they walked home, Moses decided to adopt little George Washington Carver.

Do you see the chain? It’s called the butterfly effect. See, if a butterfly flaps its wings, it moves tiny pieces of air that move other tiny pieces of air, and so on. A couple minutes later, on the other side of the world, they feel a big whoosh of wind, just because a butterfly flapped its wings.

I really enjoyed the stories in this book. They made me think that everything I do matters. I would highly recommend this book to any sort of reader.

The Mystery Of The Brass Bound Trunk

I liked this book but it wasn’t as good as some of the others. It seemed kinda boring. If you like Nancy Drew, you should read this, because once you get to the part where you find out the secret, it’s really fun.

Swan

I took this photo at the College of the Ozarks near Branson, Missouri. We were by the old mill pond and this bird started swimming toward me. I guess he thought I had some food for him…