Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three ... It's dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Will he ever get back to the family tree?

In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The book follows Amelia Earhart, whose strong will and self-belief helped her overcome prejudice and technical problems to become the first female flier to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean. This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra facts about Amelia's life at the back.

Details

ISBN13: 9781847808851
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 32
Edition:
Publication Date: 24 Aug 2016
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Publication City, Country: United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 240(H)x195(L)
Weight (gm):

Author Biography

ISABEL SANCHEZ VERGARA, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. 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.

Reviews

Best children’s books for spring - “Strikingly illustrated, they’re superb first biographies for younger readers.”

* The Huffington Post *
“The kind of books that adults will covet and collect as well… The language and structure is simple enough for young readers, while a biographical timeline at the end of each book offers greater historical complexity”  * Irish Times *
“Brilliantly accessible and inspiring”  * Rhino Reads *

“A QUIRKY kids biography series“

* The Voice *
“One children’s books series trying to fight back… by telling the inspiring stories of women who overcame adversity and made history by pursuing their childhood dreams.”  * Toronto Star *
'Sumptuously illustrated hardbacks, they take the life stories of famous women in history and retell them in a child-friendly way' * Daily Mail *