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Books > Children's & Educational > Geography & environment > Geography
Join even more of the world's most inspiring women in this amazing
activity book based on Kate Pankhurst's Fantastically Great Women
Who Saved the Planet, a brilliant new addition to the Fantastically
Great Women series, all about women women who used their skills and
voices to look after our marvellously beautiful world, by
respecting and protecting it. With an exciting variety of
activities, along with fascinating nuggets of information about
these trail-blazing women, prepare to spend endless hours of fun
creating your own poster against animal testing with The Body
Shop's Anita Roddick, keeping a weather diary with meteorologist
Edith Farkas and even making a nature collage with the courageous
women of the Chipko Movement. With over 200 stickers and many
postcards to send to friends, this is the perfect activity book to
celebrate girl power! List of women featured: Eugenie Clark,
Wangari Maathai, Ingeborg Beling, Anita Roddick, Edith Farkas, Jane
Goodall, Isatou Ceesay, Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey, Maria
Telkes, The Chipko Movement, Eileen Kampakuta Brown and Eileen Wani
Wingfield, Ursula Marvin and Daphne Sheldrick.
"In graphic novel format, tells the life story of Revolutionary War
hero and spy Nathan Hale"--Provided by publisher.
Explains the groundbreaking contributions made by these
revolutionary men and women in a clear and informative way.
Discover the majestic history of London in this sumptuously
illustrated picture book. Each double page shows a royal palace or
location, from Buckingham Palace to the Tower of London, with
pictures of royal coaches, costumes, portraits, crowns and other
royal regalia. With contents and index pages and internet links to
specially selected websites.
In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed
Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Amelia
Earhart, the American aviation pioneer. When Amelia was young, she
liked to imagine she could stretch her wings and fly away like a
bird. As a grown woman, she set a new female world record for
flying up to 14,000 feet. She also flew across the Atlantic and the
Pacific oceans, and eventually undertook the most dangerous mission
of all: to fly all the way around the world. This moving book
features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the
back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and
a detailed profile of the aviator's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS
is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore
the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to
scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things,
yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series
offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of
formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for
reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present
expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you
to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning
cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even
more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to
children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who
will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
"Inspiring African American Women of Virginia" was written to
provide readers with a variety of ethic women from various eras in
our countries history.
It captivates the reader and pulls them into the lives of women
who were not just faced with the obstacle of race but gender. It
also reveals how they overcame their obstacles to achieve
international acclaim.
From Missy Elliott and Roberta Flack to Maggie Walker and Nannie
Boroughs, you be surprised at how each of these women are connected
to Virginia.
Enjoy!!
One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.
Find out how children live all around the world in this beautifully
illustrated paperback book Children all over the world are very
different, but they also have much in common. In this beautifully
illustrated book, young children can learn all about what people in
other countries eat, wear and play, and how they speak and
celebrate. From breakfasts to birthdays, cakes to clothes, and
hiccups to hellos, there are so many ways to say and do things -
but everyone shares a love of family, friends, food and fun. This
delightful book teaches us that despite different languages,
customs and traditions, it really is a small world, after all. A
unique, warm-hearted book to help teach children understanding,
harmony and respect.
What inspired the work and works of geniuses like Leonardo,
Einstein, Frida and Curie? These books aim to explain it to the
little ones, presenting some of the greatest characters of the past
in a funny and light-hearted way, to which children can easily
relate. The great characters become the most powerful kind of
inspiration, to push the little readers to dream a little bigger.
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