Maria Orosa Freedom Fighter - Scientist and Inventor from the Philippines

Includes a recipe for Maria's freedom cookies.

About the author

Norma Chikiamco writes for leading newspapers and magazines in the Philippines. Apart from winning the Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature for Pan de Sal Saves the Day, she has received an Outstanding Journalism Award from the ANZ Chamber of Commerce and a National Book Award from the Manila Critics Circle. She has also written several cookbooks on Filipino cuisine.

Mark Salvatus is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer based in Manila. Two children's books he illustrated have won awards from the Philippine Board for Books for Young People (PBBY) and the National Book Awards-Manila Critics Circle.

Product details

• Authors: Olizon-Chikiamco, Norma Olizon-Chikiamco, Olizon-Chikiamco Norma
• Assisted by: Mark Salvatus (Illustration), Salvatus Mark (Illustration)
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 14
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.05.2023
• EAN: 9780804855327
• ISBN: 978-0-8048-5532-7
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 482 g
• Illustrations: full-color throughout
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Chemistry, Philippines