Hedy Lamarr
Little Hedwig loved learning and was curious about the world, but her acting career in Europe led her into an unhappy marriage where she wasn't allowed to be in films anymore. Thankfully, a better future as a movie star and inventor was waiting for her in America.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Frances Lincoln Children's Books,
2023.
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| Series: | Little people, big dreams.
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| Summary: | Little Hedwig loved learning and was curious about the world, but her acting career in Europe led her into an unhappy marriage where she wasn't allowed to be in films anymore. Thankfully, a better future as a movie star and inventor was waiting for her in America. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780711246690 0711246696 |
| Author Notes: | Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara , born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sánchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Maggie Cole is an illustrator based in St Paul, Minnesota. A lover of nostalgia and inspired by emotions, she works traditionally and digitally to create her work with a focus on pose and expression. |
