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Book SynopsisDive deeper into the world of Little People, BIG DREAMS with this beautifully packaged and highly giftable keepsake treasury featuring 40 great American dreamers from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling series.
*2024 Notable Social Studies Trade Book*
Learn more about each of your favorite dreamers with new in-depth stories, facts, and figures in this beautifully crafted compendium. With an emphasis on heroes of the USA, each story is rewritten to be appropriate for an older audience. Revisit best-loved figures from the series and some new ones, too, including Prince, Maya Angelou, Dolly Parton, Martin Luther King Jr., Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jordan, Amanda Gorman, Gloria Steinem, Elvis, Neil Armstrong, and Dwayne Johnson. Discover how these incredible people shaped America into the country it is today.
From inspiring artists and passionate activists to intrepid explorers and grou
Table of Contents
1800–1920
Harriet Tubman
Harry Houdini
Helen Keller
Georgia O’Keeffe
Amelia Earhart
Josephine Baker
Rosa Parks
Jesse Owens
Hedy Lamarr
Ella Fitzgerald
1920–1940
Iris Apfel
Marilyn Monroe
Maya Angelou
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Neil Armstrong
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Elvis Presley
Gloria Steinem
Wilma Rudolph
Bruce Lee
1941–1959
Bob Dylan
Muhammad Ali
Aretha Franklin
Billie Jean King
Wilma Mankiller
Dolly Parton
Stevie Wonder
Steve Jobs
Mae Jemison
Prince
1960–2000
RuPaul
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Michael Jordan
Michelle Obama
Kamala Harris
Dwayne Johnson
Laverne Cox
Mindy Kaling
Megan Rapinoe
Amanda Gorman
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