Amelia Earhart by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Amelia Earhart (Little People, Big Dreams, #3)

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

This board book version of Amelia Earhart – an international bestseller from the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series – introduces the youngest dreamers to the world-famous aviation pioneer.

When Amelia was young, she liked to imagine she could stretch her wings and fly away like a bird. As a grown woman, she set a new female world record for flying up to 14,000 feet. She also flew across the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, and eventually undertook the most dangerous mission of all: to fly all the way around the world.

Babies and toddlers will love to snuggle as you read to them the engaging story of this fascinating icon, and will also enjoy exploring the stylish and quirky illustrations of this sturdy board book on their own.

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 of books 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 and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal 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!
 

Reviewed by Jo on

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The Little People, Big Dreams series from Frances Lincoln is a series telling the stories of well known women, and the dreams they had as children, showing that children can one day achieve their dreams, no matter what they might be. They cover the hardships these women faced, but keep the stories appropriate for the readership. Each story also includes a short biography with photographs of the women.

Amelia Earhart's story tells how she always wanted to fly, took lessons, and broke records, being the first woman to reach 14,000 feet, and the first woman to fly across the Atlantic - at first with a pilot and a mechanic, and later, solo. It also covers how she formed the Ninety-Nines, and organisation that supported female pilots. We also hear of her attempt to fly around the world, and how she and her plane disappeared.

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