Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

I made up my mind to try. I tried and I was successful. - Bessie Coleman Meet the little leaders. They're brave. They're bold. They changed the world. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Did you know the treatment for leprosy was developed by a young scientist called Alice Ball? And Josephine Baker- world famous cabaret singer and dancer- was also a spy for the French resistance? Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in the world's history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations. Debut author/illustrator Vashti Harrison pairs captivating text with stunning illustrations as she tells the stories of both iconic and lesser-known female figures of black history, including: Nurse Mary Seacole Politician Diane Abbott Mathematician Katherine Johnson Singer Shirley Bassey Inspire your own little leader with the stories of these amazing women.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Vashti Harrison
• Mitarbeit: Vashti Harrison (Illustration)
• Verlag: Puffin UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 5 bis 7 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9780241346846
• ISBN: 978-0-241-34684-6
• Seiten: 96
• Abmessung: 185 mm x 222 mm x 7 mm
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, Interest age: from c 5 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Relating to people of the African diasporas / heritage