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Little Leaders: Visionary Women Around the World
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Little Leaders: Visionary Women Around the World
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Vashti Harrison
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:96 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 223,Width 188 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780241346884
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| Classifications | Dewey:305.40922 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Random House Children's UK
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| Imprint |
Puffin
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| Publication Date |
23 July 2020 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
From the New York Times bestselling creator of Little Leaders- Bold Women in Black History comes the highly anticipated follow up, celebrating the lives of inspirational women around the world. Meet the little leaders. They're brave. They're bold. They changed the world. Featuring the true stories of 40 inspirational women creators - from writers to inventors, artists to scientists - this book is as inspirational as it is educational. Readers will meet trailblazing women such as revolutionary architect, Zaha Hadid, actor/inventor Hedy Lamarr, environmental activist Wangari Maathai, modernist painter and animator Mary Blair and physicist Chien-Shiung Wu. Some names will be familiar, some will not - but all these women had a lasting impact on their fields.
Author Biography
Vashti Harrison earned her MFA in Film/Video from CalArts and BA from the University of Virginia. Her experimental films and documentaries have shown around the world at film festivals. After a brief stint in television as a production coordinator, she is now a freelance graphic designer and a picture-book illustrator. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
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