Kate Pankhurst

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    Duration: 52 mins

    Can you feel it? That FANTASTICAL FIZZ of CURIOSITY? Lizzy Sparks has the spark, the spark of INVENTION, and she's going to need it because her pet hamster Gizmo is MISSING! That's where Ruby, Lizzy's super-smart babysitter, comes in. She's going to show Lizzy how inventors NEVER give up… because there's an inventor in ALL of us. And maybe Lizzy can invent the perfect solution to find Gizmo.

    Join Lizzy, Ruby and Gizmo in the second title of Kate Pankhurst's new non-fiction picture book series. Including facts on famous female inventors, biomimicry, how inventions are made, life-saving inventions, planet-saving inventions and MORE! Mixing STEM topics with a story of adventure and learning will inspire and entertain curious minds.

    Key Stage 1
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    Duration: 2 hrs 41 mins

    No dream is too big if you just believe in yourself. And these strong, ambitious and fantastically great women prove it. They've conquered the tallest mountains, made game-changing discoveries, stood up for women's rights and protected our beautiful, fragile planet. Discover the inspirational lives of just some of the extraordinary women who have transformed people's expectations of what women can do in this stunning audio collection. Perfect for listening at bedtime, these empowering stories will encourage you to be bold, aim high and never give up. How will you change the world?

    Key Stage 1
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    Duration: 38 mins

    Kate Pankhurst, descendent of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, is back with a brand new wildly brilliant and accessible book about incredible women in the world of work.

    What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a BIG question that everyone is asked from an early age. Discover eye-opening facts about a collection of go-getting women who have pioneered careers in a kaleidoscope of different industries. Climb to the top of Everest with fearless mountaineer Junko Tabei. Calculate mind-fizzing formulas with mathematician Katherine Johnson. Make brilliant scientific discoveries with Rosalind Franklin. Travel high up in the sky in a hot-air balloon with Sophie Blanchard.

     Overflowing with astounding facts, Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders is the perfect introduction to just a few of the most incredible women who helped shaped the world we live in.

     

    Key Stage 1
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    Duration: 2 hrs 11 mins

    Over half of all the visual artists working today are women, but the paintings and sculptures shown in many galleries and museums tell a different story because they're usually the work of men.

    In this book Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, tells the fascinating stories of some of history's most talented female artists. Express your feelings and find your identity through art with Frida Kahlo. Run away to the circus and paint with Laura Knight. Help bring talented artists into the spotlight with Peggy Guggenheim. Challenge racism and segregation by creating powerful art with Faith Ringgold.

    Key Stage 2
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    Duration: 1 hr 56 mins

    Women have been responsible for many of the world's most groundbreaking scientific discoveries. These are the stories of incredible female scientists whose hard work and persistence changed our understanding of science, and transformed people's ideas of what women can do.

    Reach for the stars with the first African-American woman to go into space Mae Jemison. Explore volcanoes with the fearless Katia Krafft. Invent a treatment for malaria with the determined Tu YouYou. Make scientific discoveries that will change the world with Marie Curie

     

    Key Stage 2
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    Duration: 36 mins

    Kate Pankhurst, descendent of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, has created a wildly wonderful and accessible book about women who really changed the world.

    Fly high with incredible explorer and pilot Amelia Earhart. Discover the Wonderful Adventures of medical pioneer Mary Seacole. Fight for your rights with legendary civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Change the face of books forever with superstar novelist Jane Austen.

    Bursting full of astounding facts, Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is the perfect introduction to just a few of the most incredible women who helped shaped the world we live in.

     

    Key Stage 2
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    Duration: 44 mins

    Kate Pankhurst, descendent of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, has created a wildly wonderful and accessible book about the accomplishments and adventures of many more brilliant women from throughout history.

    Travel through the Underground Railroad with the brave and courageous Harriet Tubman. Turn the pages of the hauntingly brilliant Frankenstein with the incredibly talented Mary Shelley. Blast into space with astronaut Valentina Tereshkova. Become a mighty Egyptian pharaoh with the powerful Hatshepsut.

    Fantastically Great Women Who Made History is a celebration of just some of the inspirational women who put their mark on the world we live in.

     

    Key Stage 2
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    Duration: 42 mins

    Discover the untold stories of women who have helped protect our natural world, all the way through history. Tackle the plastic problem by recycling waste into beautiful objects with Isatou Ceesay. Marvel at the intelligence of chimpanzees with Jane Goodall. Learn why it's important to shop fair trade and cruelty-free with Anita Roddick. Resist devastating deforestation and plant seeds of change with Wangari Maathai.

    Bursting full of fascinating facts, Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet is an inspiring introduction to just a few of the incredible women who show that all actions, big and small, can be powerful in the fight against climate breakdown.

     

    Key Stage 2
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    Duration: 40 mins

    Budding astronaut Luna Scope wants nothing more than to blast off into space and explore the cosmos, but how does she go from a cardboard rocket in her room to running experiments on the International Space Station? Enter Granny, who's about to teach Luna just how to make her dream a reality.

    From discovering what shooting stars are really made of and learning how to complete a spacewalk, to rocket building lessons by Mary Jackson and space shuttle trips with Mae Jemison- Luna and her Granny take us on a crash course adventure into how to become a successful astronaut. Meeting incredible female space pioneers along the way, Granny takes Luna on a fact-filled space adventure showing her that ANYONE can be an astronaut if they dream big enough.

     

    Key Stage 1
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