Dolly Parton was born in 1946 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, and grew up in a small one-room mountain cabin as one of twelve children. Shows that a big life can start in a small place.

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As a very small girl she sang at home and at her family's church, and at about five years old she made up a song about her corncob doll called 'Little Tiny Tasseltop', which her mother wrote down for her. Encourages making up songs and stories out loud.

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One winter her mother stitched her a warm patchwork coat out of scraps and rags, and years later Dolly turned that coat into her song 'Coat of Many Colors'. Turns being teased into something to be proud of.

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Jackie Robinson's mother teaches him that the best response to cruelty is excellence, a lesson that will change baseball forever. Teaches answering unkindness with your best.

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Young Albert Einstein daydreams about riding a beam of light, and his teacher helps him see that imagination is the start of discovery. Encourages imagination and big ideas.

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Young Harriet Tubman follows the North Star for the first time, learning to trust the sky as her guide to freedom. Builds courage and trust in a guide.

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Young Mozart hears music in everything - raindrops, footsteps, birdsong - and learns to share the symphonies in his head. Encourages listening for beauty everywhere.

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Young George Washington Carver is too sick to work in the fields, so he tends the garden and discovers a world of wonders in tiny seeds. Shows turning a limit into a gift.

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