Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders
Celebrate 10 fantastic years of the genre-defining series with this special anniversary edition of Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders – part of the revolutionary Fantastically Great Women series, with over a million copies sold worldwide!
*'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*
Be inspired by thirteen true stories of pioneering women who forever changed how women are seen in the workplace! Meet mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to conquer Everest, and mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose calculations helped send the first men into space. This inspiring illustrated collection celebrates women who dreamed big and proved that no job is too big – or too small – for a woman to conquer.
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: James Barry, Rosa May Billinghurst, Sophie Blanchard, Rosalind Franklin, Katherine Johnson, Annette Kellerman, Katia Krafft, the London Matchgirls, Elizabeth Magie, Maria Merian, Lotte Reiniger, Junko Tabei and Madam C.J. Walker.
- 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!
Other books in the series: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, Fantastically Great Women Who Made History, Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet