Jesse Owens (Little People, BIG DREAMS) (Hardcover)

Jesse Owens (Little People, BIG DREAMS) By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Anna Katharina Jansen (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Anna Katharina Jansen (Illustrator)
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This is book number 41 in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series.

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In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling 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 best-selling 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 hardcover 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!
 

About the Author

Anna Katharina Jansen is an illustrator based in Germany who graduated with an MA in illustration from HAW Hamburg. Her clients include: Google, GLAD! magazine, Frankfurt Book Fair, and Parents magazine. 



Product Details
ISBN: 9780711245839
ISBN-10: 0711245835
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Publication Date: June 2nd, 2020
Pages: 32
Language: English
Series: Little People, BIG DREAMS
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