Talking History - 150 Years of World-Changing Speeches

Words can change the world by starting new conversations. Abraham Lincoln inspired a nation, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti fought for women's rights and Greta Thunberg made her voice heard on global warming.

About the author

Dr Joan Lennon's many novels include Silver Skin, set in Neolithic Skara Brae, Orkney, which was shortlisted for the 2017 Scottish Teenage Book Prize. She is currntly a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Dundee University and is a long-standing member of The History Girls blog.Dr Joan Haig has over ten years of experience in teaching, researching and writing in history and the social sciences. Her first middle-grade novel Tiger Skin Rug was published by Cranachan Press in 2020.André Ducci is a Brazilian comic artist based in Italy. He is the author of two books, Fim do Mundo and Grande, published in Brazil and Europe. His works are distinguished by tropical landscapes, scientific illustrations and social themes. Find more of his work at andreducci.art.br and instagram.com/andre_ducci.

Summary

Words can change the world by starting new conversations. Abraham Lincoln inspired a nation, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti fought for women's rights and Greta Thunberg made her voice heard on global warming.

Foreword

150 years of world-changing speeches

Product details

• Authors: Dr Joan Dritsas Haig, Joan Dritsas Haig, Joan Lennon and Joan Dritsas Haig, Joan Lennon and Lennon Joan Dritsas Haig, Dr Joan Lennon, Dr Joan Haig Lennon, Joan Lennon
• Assisted by: Andre Ducci (Illustration), André Ducci (Illustration)
• Publisher: Templar Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781787417328
• ISBN: 978-1-78741-732-8
• No. of pages: 80
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Political, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Modern, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Speeches, Politics & government, Speeches, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics