Biographies about people who are remarkable for their achievements and contribution to their time and industry.

Find out how David Attenborough became the face of natural history. Named the greatest broadcaster of our time, this book spans his entire career, exploring his broadcasting and wildlife film making as well as his prestigious career within the BBC as a whole, and his other inspiring efforts towards environmental causes today.

The series focuses on the people who inspire children today. Each book in the Inspirational Lives series looks at the background, life and achievements of a personality, their impact on popular culture as well as detailing the everyday facets of their job and how they have gained such success.

This book is part of a book series called Inspirational Lives .

There are 32 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2017 by Hachette Children's Group .

Sonya Newland is an experienced author of children's books. She specialises in geography.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Life in the wild
• 2: The Attenborough boys
• 3: Wartime studies
• 4: Breaking into television
• 5: Animal encounters
• 6: In charge at the BBC
• 7: A day in the life of David Attenborough
• 8: Life on Earth
• 9: Knight of the realm
• 10: From Antarctica to paradise
• 11: The end of Life
• 12: Life in 3D
• 13: The impact of David Attenborough
• 14: Have you got what it takes to be a naturalist?