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From the moment his father gave four-year-old Ayrton Senna a go-kart, he was in love with racing. Showing promise from an early age, Ayrton would go on to take the Formula One world by storm, winning championship after championship and becoming one of the greatest drivers in the sport's history. Off the track, he championed education for the underprivileged in Brazil, his home country. 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 superstar driver's life.
Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores 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 of books 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 and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.
Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
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October 6, 2020 -
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780711260849
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- ISBN: 9780711260849
- File size: 6907 KB
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- English
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September 1, 2020
Grades K-2 Brazilian Formula One champion Aryton Senna grew up in a wealthy family and from an early age loved driving with the family chauffeur. At four he received his first go-cart and often beat out older drivers in races. Eventually he moved to England, where he drove on the Formula One circuit, winning many events, often against his rival teammate Alain Prost. Sanchez Vegara succinctly highlights several child-friendly episodes from Senna's life: being escorted home by police after driving solo as a small child; paying close attention to the details of each race track, and showing kindness to other drivers, especially after a crash. Griffiths' richly hued, mixed-media illustrations employ a quirky, comic style and make good use of facial expressions, especially to convey humor. Senna's black cat also appears on several spreads, silently eyeing his owner's activities. Although Senna's tragic death in 1994 goes unmentioned, this book does a good job highlighting the early influences that helped to propel his big dreams. Back matter appended but not viewed.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)
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