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This inspiring 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 writer's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLittle People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore 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 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 hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more-books-button-group\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.allenandunwin.co.nz\/search#author=Maria+Isabel+Sanchez+Vegara%2C+illustrated+by+Aaron+Cushley\" class=\"button button--color2\"\u003eMore books by this author\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.allenandunwin.co.nz\/search#series=Little+People%2C+BIG+DREAMS\" class=\"button button--color2\"\u003eMore books in this series\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAuthor bio:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books and the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series of picture books that explore the lives of outstanding people. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Aaron Cushley is an Illustrator from Belfast. His work is inspire by his own curiosities, and by the world around him. 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As a child, he loved reading books, poems and newspaper strips. And when he didn't have his head in a book, he was writing stories of his own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter he graduated, Stan got his big break in the form of a job as an assistant at a small comic book publisher called Timely Comics. He started by helping the editors with their work, but before long, he was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ehelping to write the comics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He contributed to a Captain America story but soon started to create his very own characters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man to The Hulk, Stan's superheroes were innovative and exciting. Even though they were super, they felt human, flaws and all. In the years that followed, he built a solid career at Timely Comics. 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All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis empowering series 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 hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. 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