Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Tom Adams (Author)Tom Adams is a children's author who juggles his time between writing books and making television programmes. He was born in Yorkshire but now lives in Kent with his wife and their three teenage sons. When he's not at his desk writing, he's often scribbling ideas for books and TV shows down in his notebook. He likes lots of sports, cooking, walking and playing the guitar but is slowly realising that his children are better than him at most of these things. He dislikes weeding the garden but does it anyway.
Sarah Walsh (Illustrator)
Sarah Walsh grew up in upstate New York. When she was little she was obsessed with animals. So much so that she wanted to be one. Her mom knew this and sewed her an assortment of costumes she could wear all year round. She was also obsessed with drawing and from a very small age knew in her heart she would be an artist someday. If....she worked hard enough and practised. Currently Sarah is an internationally published illustrator with several adult colouring books, children's board books, activity books, and greeting cards under her belt. She lives with her family in Kansas City. Her work and other notions can be found at Sarahwalshmakesthings.com.
A collection of inspiring stories about incredible young people who have shaped the world we live in!
This is the story of fearless activists, brilliant inventors, champion athletes, gifted creators and inspiring leaders. It is the story of tremendous trailblazers who have influenced change with their passion, courage and determination, and whose inspirational actions and groundbreaking achievements have shaken the world.
Stunningly illustrated and wonderfully written, this incredible collection contains the true stories of 50 young heroes, including:
- Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai who stood up for girls' right to education.
- French educator Louis Braille who changed how blind people read.
- Brazilian football legend Pelé who won the World Cup three times.
- Hollywood actress Shirley Temple who is the youngest actor to win an Oscar.
And more!
With wise words from each of the children, fascinating facts, beautiful photographs and gorgeous art, this powerful gift book will engage, entertain and inspire future change-makers everywhere.
Other titles in the series include: HerStory and WildLives
A collection of inspiring stories about incredible young people who have shaped the world we live in!
"If children are given an opportunity they for sure can contribute to making this world a better place."
- Thandiwe Chama
Greta Thunberg
A planet in crisis
Greta Thunberg was born in Sweden in 2003. Like many Swedish children, Greta grew up learning the simple ways she could look after the environment: switching off lights, recycling and putting on a jumper instead of turning up the heating.
Greta was an inquisitive young girl and she wanted to find out more about climate change. What she discovered shocked her. Most scientists believe the world is getting warmer because of the way humans live. Burning fossil fuels, like oil and coal, releases greenhouse gases which are making temperatures rise. If the world doesn't make some big changes very soon, it will spell disaster. The ice caps will melt, sea levels will rise and there will be regular floods and droughts.
Greta has a very logical mind, which means that if there's a problem, she's good at working out a solution. So she was puzzled when she realised that scientists had already found a simple solution to prevent climate change - stop releasing greenhouse gases. Why, she wondered, if burning coal and oil could cause such harm to the planet, wasn't everybody using renewable energies, like wind or solar power, instead?
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Tom Adams (Author)Tom Adams is a children's author who juggles his time between writing books and making television programmes. He was born in Yorkshire but now lives in Kent with his wife and their three teenage sons. When he's not at his desk writing, he's often scribbling ideas for books and TV shows down in his notebook. He likes lots of sports, cooking, walking and playing the guitar but is slowly realising that his children are better than him at most of these things. He dislikes weeding the garden but does it anyway.
Sarah Walsh (Illustrator)
Sarah Walsh grew up in upstate New York. When she was little she was obsessed with animals. So much so that she wanted to be one. Her mom knew this and sewed her an assortment of costumes she could wear all year round. She was also obsessed with drawing and from a very small age knew in her heart she would be an artist someday. If....she worked hard enough and practised. Currently Sarah is an internationally published illustrator with several adult colouring books, children's board books, activity books, and greeting cards under her belt. She lives with her family in Kansas City. Her work and other notions can be found at Sarahwalshmakesthings.com.