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Introducing little guides to great lives with Isabel Thomas

3 June 2018 at 15.30–17.00
Illustration of the artist Frida Kahlo

Celebrate an exciting new series of beautifully illustrated biographies

Come and meet author Isabel Thomas to discover some of history’s most amazing minds.

The Little Guides to Great Lives series introduces curious minds to the most inspirational figures from history, including Frida Kahlo, Leonardo da Vinci and Nelson Mandela. Get to know these historical greats, as Isabel unlocks each great life, with storytelling and hands-on activities.

This event is aimed at ages 7 to 11.

Little Guides to Great Lives are published by Laurence King.

Biography

Isabel Thomas is a children’s author and editor, specializing in people, science and nature. She has written for many publishers including Bloomsbury, Collins Big Cat, Dorling Kindersley, Oxford University Press and Laurence King. Isabel is a prolific STEM writer for children and also a writer at Whizz Pop Bang magazine. She works from home in Cambridge, in a small but book-filled office.​

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