Now in paperback, this is a multi-faceted biography of 12 talented people that introduces young readers to eight ways in which people can be smart and shows that intelligence is not about how smart you are but how you are smart. Musician Tito Puente. Ballerina Maria Tallchief. Explorer Matthew Henson. Congresswoman Patsy Mink. All these people were smart in their own, unique way and their stories introduce young readers to the empowering theory of multiple intelligences.