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10 Childrens Books About Amazing, Strong and Brilliant Women
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Greta. Marie. Ida. Malala. Rosa.
What do all these names have in common? They are all the names of women across the world who have done extraordinary things.
If you would like your kids to learn more about amazing, brave and inspirational women, here are some brilliant books which tell the story of these women.
- Greta Thunberg
- Malala Yousafzai
- Ada Lovelace
- Marie Curie
- Rosa Parks
- Florence Nightingale
- Amelia Earhart
- Emmeline Pankhurst
- Frida Khalo
- Mary Seacole
Greta and the Giants is all about Swedish environmental campaigner Greta Thunburg.
In the book Greta Thunburg leads a worldwide campaign to save the environment
Nobel Peace prizewinner Malala Yousafzai is a campaigner for girls right to be educated around the world.
Malala's Magic Pencil tells how as a child in Pakistan, she made a wish for a magic pencil that she could use to redraw reality. Maybe to give gifts to her family or to erase the smell from the rubbish dump near her house.
Ada Lovelace was a British woman who loved maths.
Ada Lovelace: The Fantastically Feminist (and Totally True) Story of the Mathematician Extraordinaire tells the story of how one Victorian woman became a mathematician, engineer and the world's first computer programmer.
Marie Curie was a French female scientist who studies in radiation lead to the use of X-rays.
THis book tells the story of her life and work.
I am Rosa Parks tells the story of the African American woman who's defiant stand brought the end to segregation in the USA.
Rosa Parks dared to stand up for herself and other African Americans by staying seated, and as a result she helped end public bus segregation and launch the country's civil rights movement.
Derby-born Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern Nursing who introduced care practices that still remain today.
Born to a wealthy family, her calling was caring for the sick and the poor, so she followed her passion with her whole heart and trained to be a nurse.
Amelia Earhart was a star aviator who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic solo.
She then set out to conquer the seemingly impossible challenge of flying around the world, until her unfortunate and mysterious disappearance.
Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst lead the movement to get the vote for British women.
In Emmeline we learn how she fought a tough battle to win the vote for many British women and inspired others around the world to do the same.
Mexican artist Frida Khalo's whole life was riddled with suffering, heartbreak, and disease.
This book tells how she overcame her disabilty and pain to become a great artist.
The Extraordinary Life of Mary Seacole tells the story of Jamaican born doctress and activist who overcame racism and sexism to carry out the work that she believed in.
Secole nursed soldiers and ran a "British Hotel" in the Crimean war, having travelled to the war zone independantly.