Little People, BIG DREAMS: Women in Science: 6 stories from the bestselling series!
About this audiobook
Inspire your young daughter to follow her dreams with simple, engaging stories about the most impactful women scientists, to listen to at home or on the go.
The women who changed science forever started out as little dreamers with ambitions of making differences in their fields. With their determination and unique ideas, these bold and talented scientists went on to change how we live and what we know. Their journeys from young children to celebrated figures are now available in audio format, including:
- Hedy Lamarr, an inventor and actress who created the groundbreaking technology used in Bluetooth devices
- Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
- Zaha Hadid, the Queen of Architecture, known for her logic-defying curved buildings
- Mae Jemison, a talented engineer who became the first Black woman in space
- Amelia Earhart, the first woman aviator to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean
- Mary Anning, a dinosaur expert who discovered fossils of dinosaurs and dinosaur poo on the Jurassic Coast
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 offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats.
This audiobook is ideal for any young girl curious about women’s accomplishments or simply just learning about scientific discoveries. Listen at home or learn something new in the car or on holiday. An uplifting tape that will be replayed again and again. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
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About the author
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.
Adjoa Andoh is a well known and hugely popular television, theatre and movie actress, director and voice artist. She is familiar to TV viewers for her iconic performance as Lady Danbury on Netflix’s Bridgerton, as well as long-running roles on Casualty and Eastenders, and a recurring role on Doctor Who as companion Martha Jones’ mother. She also starred in the 2009 movie Invictus, with Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. Her theatrical work is extensive; she directed the first ever company of women of color in a Shakespeare play on a major UK stage for The Globe, taking the lead role of Richard II.
