| Description |
223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Little people, big dreams |
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Little people, big dreams.
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| Note |
Anthology. |
| Language |
Text by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara translated from the Spanish. |
| Note |
Original concept of the series by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara. |
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Biography texts originally published separately in simplified form for children ages 4-7. |
| Summary |
Presents 50 biographies from the popular series, rewritten for an older audience and each accompanied by a timeline, featuring extra information, important dates, and photos. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
1790-1885. Mary Shelley ; Ada Lovelace ; Harriet Tubman ; Emmeline Pankhurst ; Marie Curie ; Mahatma Gandhi ; Maria Montessori ; Ernest Shackleton ; Lucy Maud Mongomery ; Coco Chanel -- 1885-1920. Georgia O'Keeffe ; Agatha Christie ; Amelia Earhart ; Josephine Baker ; Frida Kahlo ; Astrid Lindgren ; Alan Turing ; Rosa Parks ; Jesse Owens ; Ella Fitzgerald -- 1920-1940. David Attenborough ; Maya Angelou ; Martin Luther King, Jr. ; Audrey Hepburn ; Anne Frank ; Corazon Aquino ; Jane Goodall ; Rudolf Nureyev ; Wilma Rudolph ; John Lennon -- 1940-1947. Pelé ; Bruce Lee ; Vivienne Westwood ; Bob Dylan ; Stephen Hawking ; Muhammad Ali ; Aretha Franklin ; Billie Jean King ; Dolly Parton ; David Bowie -- 1947-2003. Elton John ; Zaha Hadid ; Evonne Goolagong ; Steve Jobs ; Prince ; Ayrton Senna ; Jean-Michel Basquiat ; Mindy Kaling ; Malala Yousafzai ; Greta Thunberg -- The 51st dreamer -- Glossary. |
| Subject |
Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Kaiser, Lisbeth, author.
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Saunders, Claire, author.
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Pridy, Robin, author.
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| Added Title |
Treasury : 50 stories of brilliant dreamers |
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50 stories of brilliant dreamers |
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Fifty stories of brilliant dreamers |
| ISBN |
9780711264175 (hardcover) |
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0711264171 (hardcover) |
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