Girls Who Rocked The World: Michelle Roehm McCann & Amelie Welden - Softcover

Roehm McCann, Michelle; Welden, Amelie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1471171019 ISBN 13: 9781471171017

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK, 2017

Synopsis

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" Eleanor Roosevelt

Get ready to meet some incredible young women who made their mark on the world before turning twenty and prove that when it comes to having an impact, there’s no such thing as too young! Whether designing famous monuments, fighting for their countries’ freedom or being political pioneers these gutsy girls have changed the way we view the world and ourselves.

From Florence Nightingale to Anna Pavlova, Coco Chanel to Eva Perón, The Brontė Sisters to Indira Gandhi, this book features women from across history and around the globe, who have all achieved remarkable things. 

Interspersed with the amazing accounts of girls throughout history are stories of powerful young women who are changing the world right now - girls like Winter Vinecki, the creator of the non-profit organization Team Winter, and Jazmin Whitley, the youngest designer to show at L.A. Fashion Week. 

It's never too soon to start making a difference - be inspired and empowered by this fun collection that shows girls really can rock the world! 

About this title

Review:

"In an appealing, conversational style, McCann presents hort biographies of young women from all over the world, from ancient to contemporary, who prove that youth need not prevent one making a difference....An inspiring, empowering compendium."

""Girls Who Rocked the World" is full of inspiring stories about young women who demonstrate that people of all ages have the power to create change in the world."
--Midori Goto, violinist, activist, and United Nations Messenger of Peace

About the Author:

Michelle Roehm McCann has worked as a children’s book editor and art director for more than twenty years, as well as writing and compiling several award-winning children’s books of her own. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, two world-rocking kids, and their brilliant cats, Horace and Percy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1471171019
• ISBN 13: 9781471171017
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256