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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World

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Celebrating 10 fantastic years of the genre-defining and million-copy-selling Fantastically Great Women series, this special anniversary edition of the book that started it all features 15 stories of the most inspiring and influential women of all time! Including Frida Kahlo, Emmeline Pankhurst, Marie Curie and (new for this edition) Taylor Swift and Malala Yousafzai!

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ISBN: 9781526692030 Category: Children's - Picture Books Tags: Children's / Teenage general interest: General knowledge & trivia, Children's / Teenage general interest: Girls & women, Children's / Teenage general interest: History & the past, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Self-awareness & self-esteem, Children's picture books
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Celebrate 10 fantastic years of the genre-defining classic with this special anniversary edition of the book that started it all! Featuring brand-new content and a foreword from Kate Pankhurst, this is a must-have for fans of the series and a brilliant introduction to some of history’s most awe-inspiring women.

*’It’s hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who wouldn’t be inspired’ BOOKSELLER*
*’An absolute must-have for every young person’s bookshelf’ HUFFINGTON POST*

Discover fifteen incredible true stories of pioneering women who dreamed big and changed the world! Including legendary artist Frida Kahlo, activist and suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, scientist and Nobel prize winner Marie Curie and many more – plus two additions for this special anniversary edition: superstar singer Taylor Swift and education activist Malala Yousafzai. This stunning illustrated collection celebrates some of the most inspiring and influential women of all time!

Created by Kate Pankhurst, relative of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, the Fantastically Great Women series has inspired a generation of readers to dream big, stand proud and speak out. How will you change the world?

Including: Mary Anning, Jane Austen, Coco Chanel, Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart, Gertrude Ederle, Agent Fifi, Anne Frank, Frida Kahlo, Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks, Sacagawea, Mary Seacole, Taylor Swift and Malala Yousafzai.

– Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Awards
– ‘Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls‘ GUARDIAN
– Now an award-winning hit musical from the creators of SIX!

First in the revolutionary series, with over a million copies sold worldwide! Other books include: Fantastically Great Women Who Made History, Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders, Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet.

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Weight 0.254 kg
Dimensions 25.2 × 25.2 × 0.4 cm
Author

Pankhurst, Kate

Publisher

Bloomsbury Children's Books

Imprint

Bloomsbury Children's Books

Cover

Paperback

Pages

40

Language

English

Edition

New Edition

Dewey

920.72 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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