Description
| Product ID: | 9781408899298 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Title: | Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet |
| Authors: | Author: Ms Kate Pankhurst, Ms Kate Pankhurst |
| Page Count: | 32 |
| Subjects: | Children’s picture books, Picture books, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues, True stories (Children's / Teenage), History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), People & places (Children's / Teenage), Social issues: environment & green issues (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 5 years |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN'It's hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who wouldn't be inspired' BOOKSELLER'An absolute must-have for every young person’s bookshelf' HUFFINGTON POSTFrom bestselling author and illustrator Kate Pankhurst, descendent of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, comes another 'smart, informative, inclusive and accessible' book about trail-blazing women. Discover the untold stories of women who have helped protect our natural world, all the way through history. · Tackle the plastic problem by recycling waste into beautiful objects with Isatou Ceesay · Marvel at the intelligence of chimpanzees with Jane Goodall· Learn why it's important to shop fair trade and cruelty-free with Anita Roddick· Resist devastating deforestation and plant seeds of change with Wangari MaathaiBursting full of colourful illustrations and fascinating facts, Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet is an inspiring introduction to just a few of the incredible women who show that all actions, big and small, can be powerful in the fight against climate breakdown. List of women featured: Eugenie Clark, Wangari Maathai, Ingeborg Beling, Anita Roddick, Edith Farkas, Jane Goodall, Isatou Ceesay, Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey, Maria Telkes, The Chipko Movement, Eileen Kampakuta Brown, Eileen Wani Wingfield, Ursula Marvin, Daphne Sheldrick ''Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls'' GUARDIAN''It''s hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who wouldn''t be inspired'' BOOKSELLER''An absolute must-have for every young person’s bookshelf'' HUFFINGTON POSTFrom bestselling author and illustrator Kate Pankhurst, descendent of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, comes another ''smart, informative, inclusive and accessible'' book about trail-blazing women.Discover the untold stories of women who have helped protect our natural world, all the way through history.· Tackle the plastic problem by recycling waste into beautiful objects with Isatou Ceesay · Marvel at the intelligence of chimpanzees with Jane Goodall· Learn why it''s important to shop fair trade and cruelty-free with Anita Roddick· Resist devastating deforestation and plant seeds of change with Wangari MaathaiBursting full of colourful illustrations and fascinating facts, Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet is an inspiring introduction to just a few of the incredible women who show that all actions, big and small, can be powerful in the fight against climate breakdown.List of women featured: Eugenie Clark, Wangari Maathai, Ingeborg Beling, Anita Roddick, Edith Farkas, Jane Goodall, Isatou Ceesay, Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey, Maria Telkes, The Chipko Movement, Eileen Kampakuta Brown, Eileen Wani Wingfield, Ursula Marvin, Daphne Sheldrick |
| Imprint Name: | Bloomsbury Childrens Books |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-02-06 |
