Social Activists

Related teaching resource pack available on the Nosy Crow website. When faced with climate change, the biggest threat that our planet has ever confronted, it's easy to feel as if nothing you do can really make a difference . . . but this book proves that...

Related teaching resource pack available on the Nosy Crow website. When faced with climate change, the biggest threat that our planet has ever confronted, it's easy to feel as if nothing you do can really make a difference . . . but this book proves that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784987473Author Laura WickhamFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint The Good Book CompanyPublisher The Good Book CompanyWeight(grams) 250gDimensions(mm)...

Discover the environmental heroes who are changing our world in My First Heroes: Eco Warriors! Push, pull and slide the scenes to find out about Greta Thunberg, David Attenborough, Isatou Ceesay and John Muir, and be inspired by their incredible work...

A beautiful gift anthology containing forty incredible poems written out in the shape of world shapers!In Shaping the World learn about about Amelia Earhart in a poem shaped like a plane, Maya Angelou in a poem shaped like a bird or Francis Drake in a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646111091Author Christine PlattFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge Press

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela is the amazing story of a true hero of our times; his famous biography has been specially adapted for children in a beautiful illustrated picture book format.Discover how a little boy whose father called him...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784987527Author Alison MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint The Good Book CompanyPublisher The Good Book CompanyWeight(grams) 252gDimensions(mm)...

"...to be revisited again and again...The candy-colored pages and straightforward stories are hard to resist..." -The New York Times "Gorgeously illustrated...vibrant and comprehensive...will be brought down from the bookshelf again and again" -Evening...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609805395Author Innosanto NagaraFormat HardbackPage Count 28Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 276g

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring life of Billie Jean King, the tennis star who has dedicated her life to breaking barriers both on and off the tennis court...

In this timely follow-up to the best-selling, genre-defining Young, Gifted and Black, you can meet 52 more Black icons from around the world - this time spanning even more countries and including inspiring figures from as far back as the 1500s right up...

The story of one of the most influential civil rights activist of our time. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784985783Author Laura WickhamFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint The Good Book CompanyPublisher The Good Book CompanyWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm)...

An empowering and practical handbook for young changemakers who want to save the planet! Published in collaboration with the prestigious Earthshot Prize, featuring an introduction from HRH Prince William and contributions from environmental activists...

A celebration of the lives and achievements of inspirational black people through history who made a differenceBrave Leaders & Activists hails courageous black people through time who have stood up for what they believe in, from slavery abolitionist...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423106357Author Doreen RappaportFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Disney Publishing WorldwidePublisher Disney Publishing WorldwideWeight(grams) 254g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593481899Author Geof SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

This book explains civil rights and the history of slavery in an accessible way for younger readers.The book includes a foreword by Arike Oke, who is the Managing Director of Black Cultural Archives in Brixton, London.A chronological selection of key...

Malala Yousafzai is:A studentA campaignerAn inspirationMalala is known across the world for her bravery, resilience and hope in the face of terrifying adversity. From playing in the Swat Valley in Pakistan to making speeches at the United Nations, she...

Anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist, Nelson Mandela's journey from political prisoner to president of South Africa is an incredible tale of triumph in the face of adversity. 2018 marks a hundred years since his birth.From artists...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784988203Author Hunter BelessFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint The Good Book CompanyPublisher The Good Book CompanyWeight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm)...

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring true story of Greta Thunberg, the environmental activist. When young Greta learned of the climate crisis, she stopped...

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover how Astrid Lindgren grew up to become one of the world's best-loved authors, and the creator of the irresistible Pippi Longstocking...

"Each poem and illustration shines with a personality all its own." -Shelf Awareness (starred review) "This book has definitely made an impact on my life." -Kitt Shapiro, daughter of Eartha Kitt Fresh, accessible, and inspiring,...

Before Bessie Coleman blazed a high trail with her plane. Before she was performing death-defying flying shows, that would earn her fame as, 'Queen Bess.' Before she traveled the country speaking out against discrimination. Bessie was a little girl with...

As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new...

Malcolm X grew to be one of America's most influential figures. But first, he was a boy named Malcolm Little. Written by his daughter, this inspiring picture book biography celebrates a vision of freedom and justice.Bolstered by the love and wisdom of...

We all have the right to be treated equally, but what exactly is equality? A WHSmith Book of the Month for Kids Non Fiction, Activists Assemble: We Are All Equal! explains what it is to be a citizen, how important it is to treat, and be treated, as equal...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784985776Author Laura WickhamFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint The Good Book CompanyPublisher The Good Book CompanyWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm)...

Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, in this moving picture book that proves you're never too little to make a difference.Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do...

What does it take to be an investigative journalist and discover the truth against all the odds? Daphne Caruana Galizia had a happy childhood with her family on the small island of Malta, loving books, stories and writing. When she succeeded in her...

Discover the remarkable relationship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, and how their bond affected the movement for Black pride and independence in the 1960s in this nonfiction book for young readers.Freshly adapted for young readers, this in-depth...

Discover the stories of 20 amazing activists who are caring for our planet and its people. Fascinating facts about each activist's life and times are accompanied by bright and accessible illustrations, making this book ideal for young children wanting...

'The story of a family of remarkable women, Marie Curie and her Daughters is a truly fascinating and inspiring read' BookTrust Imagine someone told you that your dream could never come true. What would you do? Meet Marie Curie. Shy and reserved,...

Join the Planetwalker, John Francis, on an exploration of kindness, great and small. From the kindness John has experienced in his own life to the history of how kindness has helped to shape our laws, morals and communities, read many inspirational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101996294Author Heidi Tyline KingFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

Dreamers, leaders, fighters for our rights... meet 40 amazing activists for peace who fought hard to build a better world in this collection from the 40 Inspiring Icons series. Learn how Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Nelson Mandela and...

National Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children's...