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Part of the revolutionary Fantastically Great Women series, with over a million copies sold worldwide! Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children''s Book Awards ''It''s hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who wouldn''t be inspired'' BOOKSELLER ''An absolute must-have for every young person''s bookshelf'' HUFFINGTON POST ''Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls'' GUARDIAN Now an award-winning hit musical from the creators of SIX! Including mountaineer Junko Tabei, who was the first woman to climb Everest, and mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped send the first men into space. This inspiring illustrated collection features 13 incredible true stories of women who have dreamed big and showed the world there is no job too big, or too small, for a woman to conquer. Created by Kate Pankhurst, relative of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, the Fantastically Great Women series has inspired a generation of readers to dream big, stand proud and speak out. How will you change the world? List of women featured: James Barry, Rosa May Billinghurst, Sophie Blanchard, Rosalind Franklin, Katherine Johnson, Annette Kellerman, Katia Krafft, the London Matchgirls, Elizabeth Magie, Maria Merian, Lotte Reiniger, Junko Tabei and Madam C.J. Walker. Other books in the series: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World Fantastically Great Women Who Made History Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet
About the author
Kate Pankhurst is the bestselling author and illustrator of the trailblazing and internationally successful Fantastically Great Women books. Kate's books have been translated into 22 languages and been shortlisted for many awards, including the NIBBIES award for Children's Illustrated & Non-fiction. Most recently, her first book Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World has been adapted into an inspiring stage show, touring the UK in 2021 and 2022. Most days, Kate can be found illustrating and writing in her studio in Leeds with her spotty dog, Olive. She loves a good story, the funnier the better, and gets her best ideas by doodling in her sketchbook; because even quick, wonky drawings can spark ideas for amazing plots.
