Titles in this set:
Rosa Parks
Emmeline Pankhurst
Ella Fitzgerald
Audrey Hepburn
Ada Lovelace
Coco Chanel
Frida Kahlo
Marie Curie
Amelia Earhart
Maya Angelou
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks grew up in Alabama, where she learned to stand up for herself at an early age. Rosa went on to become a civil rights activist. In 1955, she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her courageous decision had a huge impact on civil rights, eventually leading to the end of segregation on public transport.
Coco Chanel
Meet Coco Chanel, the world famous fashion designer! Now available as a board book in the Little People, Big Dreams series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the life of the iconic first lady of fashion, from her early life in an orphanage where she is a genius with needle and thread to her time as a cabaret singer, hat maker and, eventually, international fashion designer.
Frida Kahlo
Meet Frida, the world-famous painter! Now available as a board book in the Little People, Big Dreams series in the Little People, Big Dreams series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the colourful life of the iconic Mexican female artist, whose desire to study medicine was destroyed by a childhood accident.
Marie Curie
Meet Marie, the Nobel Prize winning scientist! New in board book format in the Little People, Big Dreams series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the life of Marie Curie, from her childhood in Poland to conducting pioneering research on radioactivity and going on to become the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Amelia Earhart
Meet Amelia, the fearless female flier! Now available as a board book in the Little People, Big Dreams series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the life of Amelia Earhart, from her childhood as a tomboy to becoming the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean to her eventual disappearance.
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou spent much of her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. After a traumatic event at age eight, she stopped speaking for five years.
Ada Lovelace
As a child, Ada had a big imagination and a talent for mathematics. She grew up in a noble household in England, where she dedicated herself to studying.
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn grew up in Arnhem in the Netherlands. After living through the hardships of World War Two, she moved to study ballet in London.
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald grew up near Harlem, in New York, where she was surrounded by music and dance. After winning first prize in a talent competition at the Apollo Theater, she went on to tour the world with her pioneering voice.
Emmeline Pankhurst
As a child, Emmeline Pankhurst was inspired by books about heroes who fought for others.
