Little People, BIG DREAMS: Women in Science: 3 books from the best-selling series! Ada Lovelace - Marie Curie - Amelia Earhart - Hardcover

Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786034026 ISBN 13: 9781786034021

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2018

Synopsis

*Selected as One of Oprah’s Favorite Things 2021*
“It’s never too early to introduce youngsters to inspiring people who have changed the world.” – As Oprah says on OprahDaily.com

Meet three inspirational women from the world of science: Ada Lovelace, Amelia Earhart and Marie Curie! This boxed gift set of three hardback books from the internationally bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series introduces little dreamers to the lives of these incredible women who worked in the field of science… and changed the world.
In these remarkable true stories, learn how three women overcame hardship to achieve great success in science.

• Ada Lovelace—despite growing up without a father and becoming very sick with measles as a child—went on to become the world’s first computer programmer.
• Amelia Earhart challenged conventional stereotypes, showing the world how brave and adventurous a woman could be by setting aviation records and undertaking dangerous flying missions.
• Marie Curie was unable to go to college because she was a woman, but became a renowned scientist and eventually won the Nobel Prize for Physics.

Each of these moving books features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the woman’s life.
Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.

This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Collect even more Little People, BIG DREAMS hardback books by theme with the boxed gift sets: Women in Art, Earth Heroes, Inspiring Writers, Music Stars, and Black Voices.

Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

About this title

About the Author

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sánchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. ​

Edition details

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1786034026
• ISBN 13: 9781786034021
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 96