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Hedy Lamarr: Volume 93

English

By (author): Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Illustrated by: Maggie Cole

From the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Hedy Lamarr, the actress and inventor whose curiosity broke boundaries.
 
Young Hedy Lamarr was fascinated with machines. She love to sit with her father and hear all about scientific theories. A gifted musician and actress, she soon found fame on the stage, but her scientific curiosity never stopped.

Electronics, chemistry, engineering whatever Hedy put her mind to, she came up with ingenious inventions, blazing a trail for women in science and making great strides towards science. As well as a glittering film career, Hedy developed technology that formed the basis of Wifi and Bluetooth used in our world day. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of Hedys astonishing life.

Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.

This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.

Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 195 x 240mm
  • Publication Date: 05 Jan 2023
  • Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 5-7
  • ISBN13: 9780711246683

About Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara born in Barcelona Spain is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for childrens books. In 2014 she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin to Prince Sánchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies her books combine creativity with learning aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Maggie Cole is an illustrator based in St Paul Minnesota. A lover of nostalgia and inspired by emotions she works traditionally and digitally to create her work with a focus on pose and expression.

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