Fr. 17.50

Queer Heroes

English · Paperback / Softback

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This beautiful, bold book celebrates the achievements of LGBTQ+ people through history and from around the world - featuring dynamic full-colour portraits of a diverse selection of 53 inspirational role models accompanied by short biographies that focus on their incredible successes.From Freddie Mercury's contribution to music and Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa to James Baldwin's bestselling essays and more, discover tales of courage, triumph and determination. Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, this extraordinary book shows children that anything is possible.Discover the inspiring stories of these LGBT artists, writers, innovators, athletes, and activists who have made great contributions to culture, from ancient times to present day. This is the perfect book for anyone who wants to learn more about a collection of inspiring figures in LGBTQ+ history:Freddie Mercury, Sappho, Audre Lorde, Manvendra Singh Gohil, Frida Kahlo, Emma Gonzalez, James Baldwin, Leonardo da Vinci, Alexander Wang, Subhi Nahas, Tove Jansson, Alan Turing, Michelangelo, Martina Navratilova, Sia, Tim Cook, Pedro Almodovar, Virginia Woolf, Tchaikovsky, Vikram Seth, Yotam Ottolenghi, Johanna Sigur?ardottir, Marsha Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, David Bowie, Kasha Nabagsera, Lili Elbe, Matthew Bourne, Alvin Ailey, Harvey Milk, Willem Arondeus, Nergis Mavalvala, Rufus Wainwright, Marlene Dietrich, Larry Kramer, Didier Lestrade, Nabuko Yoshiya, Bayard Rustin, Claire Harvey, Barbara Jordan, Josephine Baker, k.d. lang, Kristen Stewart, Jazz Jennings, Elio di Rupo, Oscar Wilde, Harish Iyer, Khalid Abdel-Hadi, Lana and Lilly Wachowski, Ellen DeGeneres, and Portia de Rossi.

Product details

Authors Arabelle Sicardi
Assisted by Sarah Tanat-Jones (Illustration)
Publisher Frances Lincoln
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation ages 10 to 15
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 29.05.2025
 
EAN 9780711297197
ISBN 978-0-7112-9719-7
Dimensions 237 mm x 275 mm x 7 mm
Subjects Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind

People & places (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, Encyclopaedias (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / LGBTQ+, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / LGBTQ+

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