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Vivienne Westwood

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This book is part of the Little People, Big Dreams series and documents the life and work of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. It's full of interesting facts about her journey […]

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Florence Nightingale (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

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In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

Learn about her background and training to become a nurse. Learn that when war broke out Florence went abroad to treat the soldiers, but found hospitals so dirty she needed to improve the hospitals as well as treat the soldiers.

This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the social reformer’s life.

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Nikola Tesla

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Since he was a young boy growing up in the Austrian Empire, Nikola was fascinated by science and numbers. His teachers knew he had a brilliant mind, but Nikola’s irregular routines […]

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Mary Anning

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When Mary was little, her family was very poor. She used to help her dad to comb for shells and bones up high on dangerous cliffs. After receiving a book […]

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Jane Goodall

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When Jane was little, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. This inspired her lifelong love of animals, and she went to study them in the wild as soon […]

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Greta Thunberg

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When young Greta learned of the climate crisis, she stopped talking. She couldn’t understand why people in power were not doing anything to save our Earth. One day she started […]

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David Attenborough

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Little David grew up in Leicester on the campus of a university, where his father was a professor. As a child, he spent hours in the science library, collating his own […]

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Charles Darwin

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Although he didn’t do very well at school, Charles Darwin was passionately curious about wildlife, humans and plants. After a journey to South America, he developed his landmark theory: that all living […]

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Alexander von Humboldt

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As a kid, Alexander wasn’t a great student. He had a naturally curious mind, but he saw the world differently to his teachers and fellow pupils, and just couldn’t quite fit in. […]

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