Walker Books ISBN 9781406374865 £12.99
This is a most appealing book in Marcia Williams’ comic-strip style. She celebrates a range of women throughout history from around the world. There are double page spreads on Cleopatra, Boudicca, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, Florence Nightingale, Marie Curie, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, Anne Frank, Wangari Maathai, Mae C. Jemison, Cathy Freeman and Malala Yousafzai. There are illustrations, facts, quotes from the women themselves and some jokes. The women and their achievements are truly inspirational. At the end of the book there are brief references to other leaders and world-changers, sportswomen and creative scientists, pioneers and adventurers and these might inspire further research. At the end of the book Marcia addresses her reader and says ‘whether you are a boy or a girl, you are never too young or too old to do something world changing!’ She also says she has left out thousands of women and invites the reader to add their own choice of women on the blank banner. A stunning book for KS2 children.
Brenda Marshall, SATIPS Council
