A biography of Coco Chanel, the first lady of fashion, looking specially at her childhood to inspire young children.
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.
A biography of Coco Chanel, the first lady of fashion, looking specially at her childhood to inspire young children.
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.
ANA ALBERO was born in Alicante, Spain. She is now based in Berlin,
where she works primarily in graphite and coloured pencil creating
vibrant textured images inspired by old pictures and movies.
"Strikingly illustrated, they’re superb first biographies for
younger readers."
*The Huffington Post*
'Sumptuously illustrated hardbacks, they take the life stories of
famous women in history and retell them in a child-friendly
way'
*Daily Mail*
“Brilliantly accessible and inspiring”
*Rhino Reads*
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*
"A QUIRKY kids biography series"
*The Voice*
“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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