Amelia Earhart (Little Guides to Great Lives)

Amelia Earhart war eine Heldin der frühen Luftfahrt und Frauenrechtlerin. Das Rätsel um ihr Verschwinden bei dem Versuch, die Erde im Flugzeug zu umrunden, ist bis heute ungelöst.Little Guides to Great Lives ist eine neue Reihe, die Kinder mit vorbildhaften historischen Persönlichkeiten vertraut macht; die fröhlichen Illustrationen erwecken ihre unglaublichen Geschichten zum Leben.

About the author

Isabel Thomas studied Human Sciences at the University of Oxford. She is a science writer and children's author who has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the ASE Science Book of the Year, and the Blue Peter Book Awards. Isabel also writes for children's science magazines Whizz Pop Bang and The Week Junior Science + Nature, and for science outreach projects. She is a primary school governor and parent of three young sons.

Summary

The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Amelia Earhart was a superstar of aviation in the 1920s and 1930s and a pioneer of women's rights. Her disappearance in 1937, while attempting to fly around the world, remains an unsolved mystery.

From artists to aviators and scientists to revolutionaries, Little Guides to Great Lives is a brand new series of small-format guides introducing children to the most inspirational figures from history in a fun, accessible way. Launching with Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Nelson Mandela, and Amelia Earhart, Little Guides to Great Lives tells the stories of the most amazing people from all over the world and across history, with colourful illustrations and fresh design to bring their incredible stories to life.

Foreword

The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Amelia Earhart was a superstar of aviation in the 1920s and 1930s and a pioneer of women's rights.

Product details

• Authors: Dália Adillon, Dàlia Adillon, Isabel Thomas, Thomas Isabel
• Assisted by: Dalia Adillon (Illustration), Dália Adillon (Illustration), Dàlia Adillon (Illustration)
• Publisher: L. King
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.06.2018
• EAN: 9781786271594
• ISBN: 978-1-78627-159-4
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 190 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 300 g
• Series: Little Guides to Great Lives; LITTLE GUIDES T; LITTLE GUIDES T; Little Guides to Great Lives
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 7 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales)