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Book Review: Taylor Swift

April 18, 2024 / / 0 Comments

 

Taylor Swift

– Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Borghild Fallberg (ill) –

Little People, Big Dreams

Frances Lincoln Children’s Books

Published 11 June 2024

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I couldn’t resist reading and reviewing this Taylor Swift Little People, Big Dreams book. I know I’ll have to buy multiple copies for my school library, including a copy in our secondary library. We are adding a few of the Little People, Big Dreams series to our secondary biography collection, just people the senior kids relate to or are mad for. And there is no one they are quite as keen on as Taylor Swift (though there are also plenty of staff Swifties, including the principal).

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Book Review: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

August 9, 2021 / / 0 Comments

 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Judit Orosz (illustrator)

Frances Lincoln Children’s Books

Published 21 September 2021

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The Little People, Big Dreams has become a well recognised and much loved series of stories about famous and influential people. These beautifully packaged books are as beautiful to look at as they are to caress in your hands. Children love reading their approachable stories as much as adults do. When I saw the latest publication featuring Ruth Bader Ginsburg I knew it was a title I wanted to read before passing it onto our students.

While RBG might be a bit of a social phenomenon, I didn’t know much of the details about her life and her story. Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara does a wonderful job of pulling out the highlights from Ruth’s childhood and career. She often refers to her as Little Ruth and reflects on the impact of her mother and her encouragement to learn as much as she could. The soft illustrations and childlike appearance of the characters, even into adulthood, by Judit Orosz are the perfect offset to the story.

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Book Review: Stephen Hawking

March 13, 2019 / / 0 Comments

Stephen Hawking – Isabel Sanchez Vegara and lllustrated by Matt Hunt – Little People Big Dreams – Lincoln Children’s Books – Published 5 February 2019

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Synopsis

When Stephen Hawking was a little boy, he used to stare up at the stars and wonder about the universe. Although he was never top of the class, his curiosity took him to the best universities in England: Oxford and Cambridge. It also led him to make one of the biggest scientific discoveries of the 20th century: Hawking radiation. 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 brilliant physicist’s life.

My thoughts

I have heard great things about the Little People, Big Dreams series, so I was eager to read this instalment which features the great scientist Stephen Hawking.

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