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Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara‘s prolific series Little People, BIG DREAMS is incredibly popular with young readers and school librarians alike. These books bring non-fiction to the youngest primary children, offering insights into the lives and achievements of different people in a simple, illustrated biographical style.
This book explores the life and legacy of Louis Braille, from a childhood accident in his father’s workshop to his move to a specialist school in Paris. Louis spent his teens developing a revolutionary method of tactile reading for those who, like him, had lost their sight.
This inspiring story introduces the concept of braille and demonstrates to children how one person’s ideas can change the world.
If all the scientists are saving the world… who is working on time travel?
Scientists who are zooming through space, protecting the planet, singing with whales… and even learning how fast things travel through time.
Get ready to meet more than 20 inspiring, real-life scientists, and discover how they started asking questions… just like YOU!
Taking you to the heart of the heroes who help us, experience a day in the life of Cecilia the nurse, David-Lawrence the paramedic, Leonie the firefighter and Tamika the veterinarian.
This uplifting picture book showcases the amazing work our frontline staff do, the incredible skills they have and the important equipment they need to save a life, in a unique graphic novel-inspired non-fiction format.
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