Name: Brilliant Women By Georgia Amson-Bradshaw
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Brilliant Women by Georgia Amson-Bradshaw

Discover the stories of 68 brave and brilliant women

Curious, provocative, engaging, brave, and funny - women who change the world are diverse, intriguing and brilliant. Filled with wonderful illustrations and engaging activities that will nurture your own varied skills, Brilliant Women compiles the stories of inspiring women from every field. Retelling their triumphs and adversities, this beautiful book reveals and celebrates the women who have shaped the world we live in now.

Perfect reading for the next generation of brilliant girls and boys. Suitable for readers aged 9 and up.

About Georgia Amson-Bradshaw

Georgia Amson-Bradshaw is a children's writer and editor who lives in Brighton, East Sussex. She has worked on a number of high-profile and award-winning science books for kids, including the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize winner Eye Benders, and the London Science Museum activity book This Book Thinks You're a Scientist. She remembers the eye-opening and inspiring effect her favourite books had on her as a child, and so takes her responsibility to pass that interest and excitement on very seriously! Rita Petruccioli was born in Rome in 1982. She attended the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome and ENSAD in Paris. Her works have been exhibited in Italy, France, Germany and South Korea. She works as an illustrator and comic book artist for different projects including advertising, magazines, textile design and children books. She has collaborated with different publishers such as Mondadori, Bao Publishing, Einaudi, Ladybird, Timbuktu Lab, Auzou, ELI, Lavieri, La Nuova Frontiera Junior, Il Castoro and Laterza. When she is not drawing she is engaged in workshops on gender stereotypes in comics.

1: Pioneers of science and technology
2: Caroline Herschel
3: Mary Anning
4: Ada Lovelace
5: Marie Curie
6: Lise Meitner
7: Barbara McClintock
8: Katherine Johnson
9: Jane Goodall
10: More science and technology geniuses
11: Get involved in science and technology
13: Amazing artists and designers
14: Artemisia Gentileschi
15: Rosa Bonheur
16: Edmonia Lewis
17: Coco Chanel
18: Frida Kahlo
19: Yayoi Kusama
20: Vivienne Westwood
21: Zaha Hadid
22: More art and design visionaries
23: Get involved in art and design
24: Incredible sporting champions
25: Marie Marvingt
26: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
27: Cathy Freeman
28: Sarah Storey
29: Serena Williams
30: Marta
31: Tatyana McFadden
32: Ellie Simmonds
33: More sporting heroines
34: Get involved in sport
35: Heroic leaders and activists
36: Mary Wollstonecraft
37: Harriet Tubman
38: Eglantyne Jebb
39: Helen Keller
40: Faith Bandler
41: Sophie Scholl
42: Wangari Maathai
43: Malala Yousafzai
44: More social activism heroes
45: Get involved in social activism
46: Glossary
47: Find out more
48: Index

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Sku

GOR012831554

ISBN 13

9781526312112

ISBN 10

1526312115

Title

Brilliant Women by Georgia Amson-Bradshaw

Author

Georgia Amson-Bradshaw

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Hachette Children's Group

Year published

20190725

Number of pages

192

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N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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Brilliant Women by Georgia Amson-Bradshaw

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