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Jesse Owens: Volume 41

English

By (author): Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Illustrated by: Anna Katharina Jansen

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Jesse Owens, the great track and field star.

The youngest of ten children, Jesse grew up working in the cotton fields of Alabama. Discovered by his high school track and field coach, Jesse quickly rose to fame as an athlete. He went on the challenge racism on the world stage at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and made new world records. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the athlete and activist's 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: 02 Jun 2020
  • Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 0-5
  • ISBN13: 9780711245822

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. Anna Katharina Jansen is an illustrator based in Germany who graduated with an MA in illustration from HAW Hamburg. Her clients include: Google GLAD! magazine Frankfurt Book Fair and Parents magazine. 

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