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Title: Jesse Owens
Condition: New
Author: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrator: Anna Katharina Jansen
Contributor: Anna Katharina Jansen (Illustrated by)
Format: Hardback
EAN: 9780711245822
ISBN: 9780711245822
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Genre: Children's Reference
Topic: Society & Culture, Children's Books, Baby & Picture Books
Release Date: 02/06/2020
Description: In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Jesse Owens, the great track and field star.

The youngest of ten children, Jesse grew up working in the cotton fields of Alabama. Discovered by his high school track and field coach, Jesse quickly rose to fame as an athlete. He went on the challenge racism on the world stage at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and made new world records. This moving 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 athlete and activist's life.

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 hardback 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!

Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 240mm
Item Length: 195mm
Book Series: Little People, BIG DREAMS
Release Year: 2020

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