This is a wonderful new series of well-told, beautifully illustrated biographies with dramatic, evocative illustrations on every page. Each book tells the story of a remarkable person from the past, whose name and achievements have lived on far beyond their own time. Lively, narrative text by skilled storytellers, this colourful, picture book style artwork will stimulate the imagination and linger in the memory. It includes international range of characters. Each has a timeline and index for easy reference. The biographies link in with National Curriculum KS1 and KS2. Young children love a good story. What better way to introduce them to the giants of our past than through these delightful books? The titles in the series have been chosen to cover a wide range of characters and to have both national and international appeal.

 

This book features in the following series: What's Their Story, Whats Their Stories? .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 1. KS1 covers school years 1 and 2, and ages 5-7 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Oxford University Press .

Andrea Shavick is a full time writer and children's poet. She is also published by Orchard Books. Charlotte Hard is a full time picture book artist. She is also published by Walker, Brilliant Books, Harper Collins and Frances Lincoln. Alan Marks is widely published and has illustrated many books. He is also a 'Smarties Prize' prize winner.