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Meet the Little Leaders!
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Shirley BasseyFrom a young age, Shirley's big voice was unmistakable. Born in Cardiff, she was the youngest of seven children in a blended mixed-race family. Racial discrimination and poverty were a constant issue, and Shirley had to leave school at 16 to work in a factory. But she kept singing in pubs and clubs, and was soon talent spotted, and was propelled to stardom. She sang the title tracks to three James Bond films, and became famous all over the world for her amazing voice and glamorous style. |
Dr Mae JemisonWhen she was a child, Mae loved to read about science and astronomy. She really wanted to become a scientist, and studied chemical engineering and African American studies at university. She was inspired by Dr Martin Luther King to help people, and became a doctor, and travelled all over the world. She always wanted to go to space, and so applied to work at NASA, and became the first black woman to join the astronaut training programme. A few years later, she flew into space! The first African American woman to do so. |
Tessa SandersonWhen Tessa was just nine years old, she moved from Jamaica to the UK, settling in Wolverhampton. She loved sport, and showed a lot of promise in the javelin and heptathlon events. Breaking lots of records, she earned a place on the Commonwealth Games, and then the Olympics. In 1984 she won gold for Great Britain in the Olympics in Los Angeles, the first British woman to win gold in the heptathlon and the first British woman to win any Olympic gold. |
Rosa ParksRosa hated the rules of segregation in her home of Montgomery, Alabama. One of the rules affected where she could sit on the bus. The front of the bus was reserved for white people, and the back was for black people. The middle was an overflow, but if one white person wanted to sit in the middle, all black people had to leave and stand at the back. One day, Rosa refused to move and was arrested. It sparked a public outcry, and a boycott of the public transport system. A year later, the buses became integrated! |
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This book, is fantastic. So glad that I brought it for my little girl. The illustration are beautiful and information has been well presented.
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So I got this for my just 4 year old boy who does like a book before bed. I've been on a quest to find books that aren't entirely full of white heterosexual middle class imagery. This had great reviews and suggested age was about 4 up.
Its a lovely book and actually I personally found it quite interesting, and informative. The illustrations are just lovely.
It is though a bit wordy for your average 4 year old reader. (Non reader) we have read the athlete ones as that's what he has chosen, and he liked those. He's a little young to understand some of the more complex words , but it's certainly one that will be referred back to over the next few years. I'll definitely be reading to my daughter when she's older too.
It makes a refreshing change to see some pages filled with strong powerful determined achieving Women.
Nice book well worth its money but id say 6 year old and upwards.
Its a lovely book and actually I personally found it quite interesting, and informative. The illustrations are just lovely.
It is though a bit wordy for your average 4 year old reader. (Non reader) we have read the athlete ones as that's what he has chosen, and he liked those. He's a little young to understand some of the more complex words , but it's certainly one that will be referred back to over the next few years. I'll definitely be reading to my daughter when she's older too.
It makes a refreshing change to see some pages filled with strong powerful determined achieving Women.
Nice book well worth its money but id say 6 year old and upwards.
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