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Women in Science: 6 stories from the bestselling series!
Author: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Series: Little People, BIG DREAMS
Narrator: Adjoa Andoh
Unabridged: 0 hr 39 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Findaway
Published: 07/18/2023
Genre: Children & Young Adults Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography - Women
Synopsis
With this new audio collection of Little People, BIG DREAMS stories, you'll learn about the lives of some amazing women in science.
This set includes stories about:
Hedy Lamarr, an actress and an inventor who created technology that is used in Bluetooth devices today. Marie Curie, the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize Zaha Hadid, the queen of architecture, known for her logic-defying curvy buildings Mae Jemison, the American astronaut and first Black woman in space Amelia Earhart, the pioneering pilot who was the first woman aviator to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean Mary Anning, 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 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 hardcover 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!
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