Maya Angelou - (Little People, Big Dreams) by Lisbeth Kaiser (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Part of the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, <i>Maya Angelou </i>tells the inspiring story of this speaker, writer, and civil rights activist.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Maya Angelou, the powerful speaker, writer, and civil rights activist.</b> <p/> Maya Angelou spent much of her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. After a traumatic event at age eight, she stopped speaking for five years. However, Maya rediscovered her voice through wonderful books, and went on to become one of the world's most beloved writers and speakers. This moving book features<b> stylish and quirky illustrations</b> and <b>extra facts at the back</b>, including a <b>biographical timeline</b> with historical photos and a detailed profile of Maya Angelou's life. <p/><b>Little People, BIG DREAMS </b>is a <b>best-selling series of books and educational games</b> that <b>explore the lives of outstanding people</b>, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. <p/> This empowering series offers<b> inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats</b>. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. <b>Boxed gift sets</b> allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games, and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. <p/><b>Inspire the next generation of outstanding people </b>who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>"</i>We're obsessed with the 'Little People, Big Dreams' series" --<i><b>MotherMag</b></i><br><br>"packs an emotional punch"--<i><b>Entertainment Weekly</b></i><br><br>"Informative text...smartly illustrated... Another batch of successful instalments in the series" --<i><b>School Library Journal SLJ</b></i><br><br>"One children's books series trying to fight back... by telling the inspiring stories of women who overcame adversity and made history by pursuing their childhood dreams." --<i><b>Toronto Star</b></i><br><br>"Stirring encouragement for all 'little people' with 'big dreams.'" --<i><b>Kirkus</b></i><br><br>"The kind of books that adults will covet and collect as well... The language and structure is simple enough for young readers, while a biographical timeline at the end of each book offers greater historical complexity" --<i><b>Irish Times</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Lisbeth Kaiser</b> is a freelance writer and children's book author. Two of her books in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series, <i>Maya Angelou</i> and <i>Emmeline </i><i>Pankhurst</i>, were selected for the ALA's Amelia Bloomer Book List. Lisbeth lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.</p></p><p><b>Leire Salaberria</b> was born in Andoain (Spain) in 1983. Currently, she lives and works in San Sebastian. She has majored in Fine Arts in Bilbao and studied a postgraduate in Children Illustration in Barcelona. Leire has exhibited her artwork in different countries around the world. Her work has been selected to appear in Bologna Children's Book Fair 2012, IV Ibero-American catalog of illustration 2013, 2014, and the Sharjah International Book Fair 2013, 2014. Since 2011, when she published her first book, she's illustrated several books in Italy, Mexico and Spain. At the moment, she continues to illustrate children's books, which is her favorite type of work.</p>
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