In this exciting new series, children will discover the lives of outstanding women who made a big difference in just about every field; from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream.
The first instalment in the Little People, Big Dreams series follows Coco Chanel. Starting with her early life in an orphanage where she is a genius with needle and thread, the story moves to her time as a cabaret singer, hat maker, and, eventually, international fashion designer.
This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra facts about Coco's life in the back of the book, and is illustrated throughout with the Little People, Big Dreams distinctive art style.
In this exciting new series, children will discover the lives of outstanding women who made a big difference in just about every field; from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream.
The first instalment in the Little People, Big Dreams series follows Coco Chanel. Starting with her early life in an orphanage where she is a genius with needle and thread, the story moves to her time as a cabaret singer, hat maker, and, eventually, international fashion designer.
This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra facts about Coco's life in the back of the book, and is illustrated throughout with the Little People, Big Dreams distinctive art style.
ISABEL SANCHEZ VERGARA, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture.
'Sumptuously illustrated hardbacks, they take the life stories of
famous women in history and retell them in a child-friendly
way'--Daily Mail
"A QUIRKY kids biography series"--The Voice
"Brilliantly accessible and inspiring" --Rhino Reads
"Strikingly illustrated, they're superb first biographies for
younger readers."--The Huffington Post
Books for Style Hunters - "Charming"--Smallish
"One children's books series trying to fight back... by telling the
inspiring stories of women who overcame adversity and made history
by pursuing their childhood dreams." --Toronto Star
"The kind of books that adults will covet and collect as well...
The language and structure is simple enough for young readers,
while a biographical timeline at the end of each book offers
greater historical complexity" --Irish Times
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