Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World (celebrating 10 Years Of The Genre-defining Classic – With New Bonus Content!)

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By (author) Pankhurst Kate

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Celebrate 10 fantastic years of the genre-defining classic with this special anniversary edition of the book that started it all! Featuring brand-new content and a foreword from Kate Pankhurst, this is a must-have for fans of the series and a brilliant introduction to some of history”s most awe-inspiring women.

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*”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 POST*

Created by Kate Pankhurst, relative of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, the Fantastically Great Women series has inspired a generation of readers to dream big, stand proud and speak out. How will you change the world?

Discover fifteen incredible true stories of pioneering women who dreamed big and changed the world! Including legendary artist
Frida Kahlo, activist and suffragette
Emmeline Pankhurst, scientist and Nobel prize winner
Marie Curie and many more – plus two additions for this special anniversary edition: superstar singer
Taylor Swift and education activist
Malala Yousafzai. This stunning illustrated collection celebrates some of the most inspiring and influential women of all time!

Including: Mary Anning, Jane Austen, Coco Chanel, Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart, Gertrude Ederle, Agent Fifi, Anne Frank, Frida Kahlo, Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks, Sacagawea, Mary Seacole, Taylor Swift and Malala Yousafzai.

– Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children”s Book Awards
– ”Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls” GUARDIAN
– Now an award-winning hit musical from the creators of SIX!

First in the revolutionary series, with over a million copies sold worldwide! Other books include: Fantastically Great Women Who Made History, Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders, Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet, Fantastically Great Women Scientists and their Stories, Fantastically Great Women Artists and their Stories, Fantastically Great Women Sports Stars and their Stories

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Pankhurst helped usher in the popular trend for inspiring women- focused non-fiction, and these editions feature brand new content, which includes more recent influential figures.

Biographical note:

Kate Pankhurst is the bestselling author and illustrator of the trailblazing and internationally successful Fantastically Great Women books. Kate”s books have been translated into 22 languages and been shortlisted for many awards, including the NIBBIES award for Children”s Illustrated & Non-fiction. Most recently, her first book Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World has been adapted into an inspiring stage show, touring the UK in 2021 and 2022. Most days, Kate can be found illustrating and writing in her studio in Leeds with her spotty dog, Olive. She loves a good story, the funnier the better, andgets her best ideas by doodling in her sketchbook; because even quick, wonky drawings can spark ideas for amazing plots.

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Celebrate 10 fantastic years of the genre-defining classic with this special anniversary edition of the book that started it all! Featuring brand-new content and a foreword from Kate Pankhurst, this is a must-have for fans of the series and a brilliant introduction to some of history”s most awe-inspiring women.

for collection:
Celebrating 10 fantastic years of the genre-defining and million-copy-selling Fantastically Great Women series, these four special anniversary editions of Pankhurst”s classic picture books features the stories of 55 of the most inspiring