Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Vashti Harrison (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

96 Seiten

2018
Puffin (Verlag)
9780241346839 (ISBN)

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I made up my mind to try. I tried and I was successful. - Bessie Coleman

Meet the little leaders. They're brave. They're bold. They changed the world.

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Did you know the treatment for leprosy was developed by a young scientist called Alice Ball?
And Josephine Baker- world famous cabaret singer and dancer- was also a spy for the French résistance?

Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in the world's history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations.

Debut author/illustrator Vashti Harrison pairs captivating text with stunning illustrations as she tells the stories of both iconic and lesser-known female figures of black history, including:

Nurse Mary Seacole
Politician Diane Abbott
Mathematician Katherine Johnson
Singer Shirley Bassey

Inspire your own little leader with the stories of these amazing women.

Vashti Harrison (Author, Illustrator) Vashti Harrison earned her MFA in Film/Video from CalArts and BA from the University of Virginia. Her experimental films and documentaries have shown around the world at film festivals. After a brief stint in television as a production coordinator, she is now a freelance graphic designer and a picture-book illustrator. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Erscheinungsdatum	27.02.2018
Illustrationen	Vashti Harrison
Sprache	englisch
Maße	195 x 230 mm
Gewicht	468 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Religion / Philosophie / Psychologie
ISBN-13	9780241346839 / 9780241346839
Zustand	Neuware