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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 13 books in this booklist
£14.99 hardback (2020) - ISBN 13: 9780711247444 | ISBN 10: 0711247447
In this stylishly illustrated biography anthology, meet 30 artists, thinkers, athletes and activists with disabilities, from past and present. From Frida Kahlo to Stephen Hawking, find out how these iconic figures have overcome obstacles, owned their ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781783448296 | ISBN 10: 1783448296
Ordinary is what most people are and I am not. I am not ordinary at all. I am a scientist. One stormy night, a group of villagers are struck by lightning. The only survivor is a baby - Mary Anning. From that moment on, a spark is lit within ... more
View book details£14.99 hardback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9780735361034 | ISBN 10: 0735361037
Celebrate 25 amazing women throughout history with Mudpuppy's Little Feminist Picture Book. With easy to process words by Yelena Moroz Alpert and colorful illustrations by Lydia Ortiz and Patrick Rafanan, this book is the perfect way to int ... more
View book details£9.99 hardback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781786032898 | ISBN 10: 1786032899
New in the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad conductor who 'never lost a single passenger.' Little Harriet was born into slavery on a plantation i ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9780571329731 | ISBN 10: 057132973x
One windy day, a magazine blew down the road. I reached out and caught it. A pretty picture of a woman was on the front cover of the magazine. She wore a short pink dress that stuck out around her in a circle. She looked very happy. At the ... more
View book details£9.99 hardback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781786030177 | ISBN 10: 1786030179
New in the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the incredible life of Rosa Parks, 'The Mother of the Freedom Movement', in this inspiring story. Â In this true story of an inspiring civil rights activist, Rosa Parks grew up during segrega ... more
View book details£17.50 hardback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780449813379 | ISBN 10: 0449813371
**Winner of a Schneider Family Book Award!** Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. E ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781408876985 | ISBN 10: 1408876981
Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, has created this wildly wonderful and accessible book about women who really changed the world. Â Discover fascinating facts about some of the most amazing women who changed the world we live in. F ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781407149042 | ISBN 10: 1407149040
Holocaust tales of children who hid to stay alive, collected by a top filmmaker and journalist. It’s hard to get your head around, but Anne Frank was one of thousands. Now fourteen more Holocaust tales are finally told. How many children were hi ... more
View book details£5.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781743312483 | ISBN 10: 1743312482
A heartfelt story of a teenage boy living in the conflict zone of Afghanistan. The explosion jolts him awake. He sits up, gasping for air, heart thumping. Was the blast real? Perhaps it had only happened in his head, a bad dream. Demons of ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781599907833 | ISBN 10: 1599907836
This unique picture book is part history, part poetry, and entirely inspirational. It takes the reader step by simple step through the cumulative story of the US Civil Rights Movement, showing how select pioneers' achievements led up to the ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781600602627 | ISBN 10: 1600602622
Paul Robeson, born in 1898 and the son of a pastor, learned from his father to love written and spoken words, to be proud of being black, and to stand up for what he believed was right. These were the things that guided Paul throughout his life. &n ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781570915802 | ISBN 10: 1570915806
A companion to Amelia to Zora, Akira to Zoltán features 26 contemporary men. Diverse in occupation as well as ethnic, religious, and national backgrounds, the book showcases positive role models for kids. Each biography offers a childhood anecd ... more
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