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**The multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series**
Discover the life of Ernest Shackleton, the fearless Antarctic adventurer, told in an inspiring biography for kids!
Ernest Shackleton dreamed of adventure from an early age. A born explorer, he set out to reach the most remote corners of the world and push beyond the limits of what seemed possible.
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!
Discover the life of Ernest Shackleton, the fearless Antarctic adventurer, told in an inspiring biography for kids!
Ernest Shackleton dreamed of adventure from an early age. A born explorer, he set out to reach the most remote corners of the world and push beyond the limits of what seemed possible.
When disaster struck during his most ambitious Antarctic expedition, Shackleton's courage, optimism and determination were put to the ultimate test. His remarkable leadership helped turn a seemingly impossible situation into one of the greatest survival stories ever told.
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 the intrepid explorer'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!
**The multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series**
Discover the life of Ernest Shackleton, the fearless Antarctic adventurer, told in an inspiring biography for kids!
Ernest Shackleton dreamed of adventure from an early age. A born explorer, he set out to reach the most rem...
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Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s 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.
Olivia Holden is based in West Yorkshire. She grew up in a tiny village on the Fylde Coast of Lancashire and studied Fine Art, Textiles and English Literature. Olivia enjoys mixing media to invite different textures and welcome an organic painterly style to her colourful work.
Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s 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...
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