
Titles in This Set
Amelia Earhart
Marie Curie
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Jane Goodall
Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780711248410
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Age Range: Ages 5-7 (Grades K-2)
Overview
The Little People, BIG DREAMS Trailblazing Women 5 Books Collection Set gathers five illustrated biographies celebrating extraordinary women who changed history. Written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, this sturdy hardback set introduces young readers to Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and Jane Goodall. Each story pairs warm, rhythmic text with vibrant artwork, tracing a childhood dream through to a world-changing achievement. Perfect for ages 5-7, the collection makes an inspiring gift for birthdays, holidays, or a classroom library, sparking early conversations about courage, curiosity, and the power of believing in yourself.
About the Books
Each title in this collection follows the celebrated Little People, BIG DREAMS format: a real woman's childhood is reimagined as a gentle, empowering picture-book story, followed by a factual timeline and photographs at the back of every hardback. Amelia Earhart traces a fascination with flight into record-breaking aviation history. Marie Curie follows a determined scientist who overcame closed doors to change medicine and physics. Rosa Parks focuses on a quiet, resolute choice that helped ignite the American civil rights movement. Harriet Tubman honors a courageous guide who risked everything on the Underground Railroad. Jane Goodall celebrates a lifelong love of animals that grew into groundbreaking conservation work. Across all five hardbacks, the storytelling stays accessible for early readers, using simple sentences, bold illustration, and a hopeful tone. Sold together as a boxed set, the five titles create a small home or classroom library of role models spanning aviation, science, civil rights, abolition, and zoology.
Key Benefits
Book-by-Book Guide
Amelia Earhart — A fascination with open skies grows into record-breaking early aviation achievements.
Marie Curie — A curious student denied a university place becomes a pioneering scientist of medicine and physics.
Rosa Parks — A quiet act of resolve in Alabama sparks the American civil rights movement.
Harriet Tubman — An escape from slavery becomes a mission guiding others along the Underground Railroad.
Jane Goodall — A childhood love of animals leads to groundbreaking chimpanzee research in Tanzania.
About the Author
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara is the creator of the Little People, BIG DREAMS series, an internationally published collection introducing young readers to inspiring figures from history. Born in Barcelona, Spain, she writes picture-book biographies that distill complex lives into warm, accessible stories for children. Each title in this collection is illustrated by a different artist, giving every book its own distinct visual style while keeping Vegara's signature storytelling voice at the heart of every narrative. Her work has expanded the series to cover scientists, artists, activists, athletes, and explorers from around the globe.
Why You'll Love This Collection
This hardback set turns five true stories of courage and curiosity into a beautiful shelf-ready gift. Ideal as a birthday present, holiday stocking stuffer, or addition to a classroom library, it gives kids ages 5-7 real role models in aviation, science, civil rights, and conservation -- all told with warmth, honesty, and gorgeous illustration.
Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.
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