Maria Isabel Sánchez VegaraRezensionen

This very simple, attractively drawn life of Ella Fitzgerald would make a nice introduction to a very young future Ella fan.

I'm struggling to understand why the author thought Leonard Cohen, a man whose writings famously mingled spirituality and sensuality, would be a good subject for a book aimed at very young children.

Skip this one and let kids discover Cohen when they're old enough to appreciate his genius.

Received via NetGalley.½

I really enjoyed this book by Little People Big World. Their books are sometimes hit or miss and this one was definitely a hit. I wish the book had gone over more of Usain Bolt‘s racing career. The tidbit about how he won his first race and how the prize was lunch was very interesting. I wasn’t even aware Bolt had officially retired from racing until reading this book. He made a name for himself and his country.

Simone was a wriggly busy girl with an interesting childhood. She discovered gymnastic while watching others and took her natural abilities to the highest level with good Olympic training and became the winner of many medals. But at one point the fame and expectations of other became too much to bear so she dropped out of competition for a while. When she felt ready, she returned to the limelight and was spectacular once again!
The illustrations are fun, simple, brilliantly colorful, and delightful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
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The boy who loved to read and wanted new heroes created them in his mind and soon created a whole superhero universe for everyone.
The illustrations by Ana Albero are fun, simple, brilliantly colorful, and delightful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication 2 July 2024
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Follow your dream. Be true to yourself. Put yourself out there. Those are the main takeaways from this portrait of a real star.
The illustrations by Karen Borghild Fallberg are fun, simple, brilliantly colorful, and delightful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication 11 Jun 2024
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Rafa is a championship tennis competitor who was born in Majorca Spain, gifted with sports talents, and tutored in soccer and tennis by his uncles. But he was once a young boy who has problems with nighttime darkness. He is also a man who gives back to his hometown and to others who need help.
The illustrations by Rocio Ledesma are fun, simple, brilliantly colorful, and meaningful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication 04 Jun 2024
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Little People, Big Dreams. Elvis Presley. Tekst: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara. Illustraties: Ana Albero.

De nieuwe deeltjes in deze prachtige reeks over kleine dromers die opgroeien tot wereldberoemde mensen blijft maar groeien. Deze keer is Elvis (geen achternaam nodig) aan de beurt. Zijn inbreng situeert zich, natuurlijk, op het muzikale vlak. Hij was niet zo maar een beroemde ster; hij zorgde ook voor een ware revelatie door country en blues te vermengen tot een heel nieuwe genre: rock-‘n-roll. Met de bijhorende heupbewegingen ;)

Door het lezen van dit deeltje begrijp ik beter waarom mijn moeder zo gek op hem was, hoe hij de wereld echt veranderd heeft. En ja, er zijn ook mindere kanten aan hem, die niet in dit boekje aan bod komen (hol snel naar de bioscoop om Priscilla van Sofia Coppola te gaan kijken) maar we mogen/moeten blijven dromen en kleine kinderen inspireren. En daar is deze reeks het perfecte middel voor. Spaar ze allemaal!

This book would be appropriate for primary ages because of the short length and simple storyline.
This book is a short pictorial biography that follows the life and dreams of author J.R.R Tolkien and the magic behind his stories.
This book is from a series of biographical books which I think would be so beneficial in a younger classroom for history lessons or read-aloud.

Usain lived in Jamaica with his family and went to school there where he went from soccer player to Olympic trainee. In time he became a record-breaking sprinter. When he retired from activities in the Olympics, he formed a foundation for giving back to the school athletic programs in his homeland.
The illustrations by Karen Crosbie are fun, simple, brilliantly colorful, and delightful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication 04 Jun 2024
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As a small child Beyonce dreamt of being a singer and sang to any audience whenever she could. Soon she worked with a group that changed and more until she became a solo performer who developed dance moves that were popular in all corners of the world. Beyonce has changed the music scene forever.
The illustrations by Jade Orlando are fun, simple, brilliantly colorful, and delightful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication March 5, 2024
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Kylie grew up in Australia with her parents, sister, and brother. Following in her sister's path, she got into acting first, and went from soaps to becoming a pop star on three continents. in the course of time she won her second ever Grammy Award, two decades after her first.
The illustrations by Rebecca Gibbon are fun, simple, brilliantly colorful, and delightful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication March 5, 2024
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I am extremely thankful to the author and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book before publication.

I grew up loving Hedy Lamarr and her wonderful movies, but my favorite fact about her has always been that she was more than just a pretty face. She was also an amazing inventor and an invention she helped create during World War 2 was the basis for todays' Bluetooth.

She truly was a woman ahead of her times in both her movies and her inventions, and with this wonderful book children will get to learn about this amazing woman.

I absolutely have to thank the author, publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this adorable book. It is absolutely perfect for young ballet fans. It was such a beautifully illustrated story about Anna Pavlova.

This adorable book covered everything from her childhood, her discovery of ballet, and her amazing career. Even as an adult I learned a few things about Anna Pavlova that I didn't know. I would highly recommend this book for little ballerinas and for dance teachers as well.

Ding. Norgay was a mountain climber. He started out as a child who just loved to look at Mount Everest and knew that that it was his mountain. He was the Sherpa helping Edward Hilary reach the top of Mount Everest. It took 20 years, but he did it. This is when I think Little People Big dreams is at its best. When it introduces us to people that are not in standard school history books.

What is there not to like?

Recommended: yessir
For kiddos, any and all. Also interesting to learn more about Bruce Lee, even as an adult! Great series for a young classroom, or for introducing a child to reading as well as to ideas and pathways available to them in life.

Thoughts:
The illustrations are each a full two-page spread, with bright bold colors and simple design (perfect for children!). The details in each spread bring his story to life, like the photo of his parents on the wall of his acting trailer. Little things like that are how to add character depth in such a short format!

The story itself was engaging, because Bruce Lee is an incredibly person and fun to learn about! Even I had a few moments where I went "Whoa!!" and immediately turned to tell whomever was near me the cool fact I learned (Bruce Lee started off as a master cha-cha teacher?! WHILE HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL???). This has made me want to learn more about him, or go watch some of his movies! The resources and ideas at the end connect it all back to reality with the family photos and ideas for other reading.

Overall, what a great read and series! I'd love to have this whole set of Little People, Big Dreams in a classroom! I think I know what gifts I'll be getting for my nieces and nephews this year. :)

Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Little People, Big Dreams: J.R.R. Tolkien is a lovingly illustrated book aimed at young children to provide an introduction to Tolkien. It provides you with the essentials of his life and work and is certainly a great book to read out.

Unfortunately, I will have to ask you to absolutely ignore the two pages at the end of the book providing a summary on Tolkien’s life and works due to a rather large number of mistakes and misrepresentations that are surprisingly at odds with the rest of the book.

This book is typical of this series. There is only enough information to give the reader an idea of who Sally ride was. But nothing in depth. Unfortunately for this book, they don’t cover enough things that make one more interested in going and learning about Sally, the first US female astronaut in space. I do like this series but it always just seems to brush the surface and there was so much to Sally Ride that could have been included in this book.

This biographies series is so cute! I love the art style and it presents the information about the subjects' lives in a clear way that's easy for kids to understand.

Lenny learned to disarm school bullies by using humour and then became good enough to win a TV contest. He went on to become famous all over Great Britain and instituted a number of charity telethons. He learned how to help others overcome color lines, as well.
The illustrations by Diane Ewen are fun, simple, colorful, and delightful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
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Sally started college on a tennis scholarship and went on with her degrees in science (and a bit of engineering) landing a necessary position with NASA before becoming an astronaut and later a professor and writer. Yea Sally Ride!
The illustrations by Alona Millgram are clear, simple, colorful, and very inspiring.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
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Less simply written than some of the others in this series, but that is most definitely a good thing. The extended descriptions allow for a greater variety of illustrations as this bravely adventurous boy grew older to become better than famous.
The illustrations by Bandana Tulachan are fun, simple, colorful, and delightful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
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Dwayne Johnson aka "The Rock" has been able to worm his way into most people's hearts. He has worked hard to achieve his goals and become the inspiring role model he is today!

This was a typical Little People Big World book. But is was very well done. I just wish they would mention that Steve died and that his family and others all over the world still do what he did for the protection of animals everywhere.