Maya Angelou

In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Maya Angelou, the powerful speaker, writer and civil rights activist.Maya Angelou spent much of her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. After a traumatic event at age eight, she stopped speaking for five years. However, Maya rediscovered her voice through wonderful books, and went on to become one of the world's most beloved writers and speakers.This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of Maya Angelou's life.Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores 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 of books 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 and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

About the author

Lisbeth Kaiser is a children's book author and copywriter. She specialises in children's books about revolutionary people. Two of her books in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Maya Angelou and Emmeline Pankhurst, were selected for the ALA's Amelia Bloomer Book List, recognising the best feminist books for young readers. Lisbeth lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.

Product details

• Authors: Lisbeth Kaiser, Leire Salaberria
• Assisted by: Leire Salaberria (Illustration)
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781847808905
• ISBN: 978-1-84780-890-5
• Dimensions: 200 mm x 248 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books; Little People, Big Dreams; Frances Lincoln Children's Books; Little People, Big Dreams
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Children’s picture books, Picture books, Literature, books & writers (Children's/Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / African American & Black