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Elton John (50) (Little People, BIG DREAMS) Hardcover – 13 Oct. 2020

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara (Author), Sophie Beer (Illustrator)

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In this momentous 50th book in the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Elton John, the piano wizard who rocketed to stardom with his music.

As a child, Elton started playing his grandmother's piano in Harrow, London. He could pick tunes out by ear and was soon attending lessons at the Royal Academy. After answering an advertisement in a newspaper, Elton teamed up with a lyric-writing buddy: Bernie Taupin. The rest was history. Elton's songwriting talent, musical skill and dazzling outfits have made him one of the all-time greats. 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 musician's life.

Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore 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. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools 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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4 - 7 years
Print length

32 pages
Language

English
Dimensions

24.7 x 1.5 x 20.3 cm
Publisher

Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Publication date

13 Oct. 2020
ISBN-10

0711258384
ISBN-13

978-0711258389
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Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books (13 Oct. 2020)
Language : English
Hardcover : 32 pages
ISBN-10 : 0711258384
ISBN-13 : 978-0711258389
Reading age : 4 - 7 years
Dimensions : 24.7 x 1.5 x 20.3 cm

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“The critically acclaimed and bestselling Little People, Big Dreams series hits its 50th title with a biography of the piano wizard who rocketed to stardom with his music.” -- Fiona Noble ― The Bookseller, October Previews

'A technicolored journey which charts the rise and rise of one of the greatest icons in music for his younger fans.’ -- The Evening Standard

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 and the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series of picture books that explore the lives of outstanding people. 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.

Sophie Beer (née Blackhall-Cain) is an award-winning illustrator/author living in Brisbane, Australia. She completed a dual degree in Law and Creative Industries with distinction at Queensland University of Technology but found the whole law thing unutterably dull and now works primarily in children's and editorial illustration. Revelling in colour, shape and texture, she lives by one simple rule: art should never be boring. When she's not illustrating and writing, she thinks a lot about plants, animals, music and books.

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Marisa

Our Favourite Collection of Books

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 January 2021

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We have been collecting these Little People Big Dreams books for exactly a year now and we love them! Great for Adults and Kids, I even read them on my own first before I read them to my Son. Would definitely recommend.

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kristie

Good price

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2020

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Novelty gift for toddler. Good price

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Adrian Potter

Just perfect

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 December 2020

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The most gorgeous book in the entire world.
We love the books from this series & when I saw there was an Elton one well we had to have it!
Sheer perfection, my girls are going to LOVE it!

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allison mcgowan

Very disappointed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2020

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I have just opened the package to wrap and it is all damaged

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Richard Watkinson

One for the kids

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2021

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This was a present for a 4 year old - they seem to like it.

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Wee Reads

A wonderful addition to the series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 October 2020

Full disclosure: I LOVE Elton John’s music. Like, the “I can sing every word, obsessed with the Rocket Man movie, cried at the John Lewis advert” kind of love. So this book is all kinds of perfect for me. Also, just look at the illustrations! I mean, how perfectly has Sophie Beer managed to capture the flamboyance of his outfits and performances?!

There are 3 things that particularly stand out for me within these pages.

1. The wonderful way in which Elton’s family is portrayed at the end. A great book to buy if you’re looking for one that normalises homosexuality, same-sex marriage and families with 2 dads
2. The story of how Elton suffered with his mental health, despite the fact that it looked from the outside as though he had everything he ever dreamed of, and how he managed to overcome that.
3. How in his childhood he turned to music to help him deal with difficult times and learned that music brings people together. To me, this is a message that can’t be conveyed strongly enough right now.

Another totally inspirational book in this series – bravo! Thanks to Quarto Kids for gifting me an e-copy to review. I’ll definitely be going out to buy a hard copy.

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Both Educational & Entertaining

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2020

The exceptional Little People, BIG DREAMS series prides itself on providing child-friendly biographies of renowned public figures and celebrities and in this, the fiftieth book in the series, we explore the life and times of one of the most prominent and well-known pop artist of his generation, Sir Elton John. Despite being one of the most famous and inspirational entertainers on the planet having achieved incredible things, it's important to remember that he started life out in life as just a child with a dream. This potted biography runs from his birth (1947), early years in the London suburbs and the beginning of his love affair with music through to the first big hit of his music career, his marriage to David and the adoption of their two boys, his charity work and his knighthood from the Queen.

What's impressive is there is just enough here to enable a child to become curious yet not enough to overwhelm, and the colourful, fun illustrations by Sophie Beer complement the text perfectly. It's an educational and entertaining read which empowers young ones to pursue their dreams without limits and inspire children to dream bigger and realise their fullest potential, by introducing them to extraordinary people throughout history. It's a wonderfully engaging and simple to understand book that also helps kids with literacy and fosters an enjoyment of reading. You simply cannot go wrong with this series in general as everything is executed perfectly and tailored beautifully to youngsters. Highly recommended. Many thanks to Frances Lincoln Children's Books for an ARC.

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Sinead Holohan

Another great addition to the Little People, BIG DREAMS collection.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 October 2020

Another great addition to the Little People, BIG DREAMS collection.

This is a concise biography of Elton John, detailing his rise to stardom and his work to help fight AIDS.

These biographies are age appropriate; inspiring and interesting, but not overwhelming. They have bright, beautiful illustrations, striking covers, and look great on a shelf together.

Thank you to Quatro Publishing Group and #NetGalley for an advanced copy.

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Discover the true life of Elton John, one of the world's most famous entertainers.

Little Elton could pick out songs on the piano by ear, and after he teamed up with songwriter Bernie Taupin the rest was history!

With bright, jazzy illustrations by Sophie Beer and a gold foil jacket, this is the perfect introduction to the piano wizard who rocketed to stardom!

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