Fantastically Great Women Who Made History

We already bought the first book in this series, “Great women who changed the world”, well over a year ago. I left that book a neutral Amazon review. In short because it was a n excellent idea and neatly illustrated book. However our daughter despite being a voracious reader, for months didn’t show the slightest form of interest in the material at all - betraying the feminist cause at a very young age! ..however.. she has been reading it apparently. AND she picked up quite a bit. We’re only finding out recently when in the Natural History museum she pointed Mary Anning (the fossil woman). And she could tell me about Frida Kahlo while watching Pixar’s Coco movie. Also she demonstrated knowledge about Amelia Earhart and Anne Frank when these women came up. So the book left a deep impression after all and the combination of interesting facts and attractive illustrations must work really well. As such I gradually warmed up to buy her the follow up book in the series. ‘Woman who made history’ is more appealing to us as both me and my daughter are history enthusiasts. I was afraid there would be overlap with the first book. But a whole new batch of historically remarkable women is populating the pages. With Boudicca and Hashpetut among our daughter’s favourites. We were hoping to see Aethelflaed, Elanor of Aquitaine, Theodora of Byzantium or queen Victoria include. But clearly these could be included in a potential future instalment “Great Queens in History”.

Following on from Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, this book introduces young readers to more fantastic women role models. A wonderfully original and diverse collection of women, including some names children may have come across through Horrible Histories etc, like Boudicca and Harriet Tubman, as well as fascinating women who they are less likely to have come across before, like Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut and pirate queen Sayyida al-Hurra. With the fun and accessible approach that make the first book such a success, this is full of information and inspiration. The level of detail makes this book perfect for key stage 2 as well as younger readers. We love it!

Lots of children find non fiction books a little boring and won’t necessarily choose them first. This book makes history fun and interesting through its amazing images and layout. Great book for using in the classroom or at home!

I bought this during lockdown for my 9 year old daughter to learn history. It is accessible , concise and engaging. My daughter was easily able to negotiate the facts that were presented within the book and now has a wide knowledge of historically important women. What I really loved about this book was the diversity of women that it looked at , from all countries, careers and ethnicities. I hadn’t heard of some of these women but the information provided was interesting and engaging.. I have recently discovered that this series also coms with a corresponding workbook. I have now ordered this to accompany this book and shall be purchasing the rest of the series as a Christmas present. Really highly recommended.

So I bought this book for a six year old but I think the writing is too small and it's too complex. The book is brilliant but I regret purchasing for a six year old. I read many reviews and lots of people said it was good for their 6 year olds so I guess every child is different. I think it's a good idea if you read a page or 2 a night to your child before they go to sleep. Would be better if she was at least 7 but even then it's still tricky. Also I should have checked the size of this because the book is so small!

I bought 4 of these as a birthday gift for my 9yr old niece and they didn’t disappoint. I think the reading age given is a little low as there is a lot of information on each page and I can see a little one of around 6yrs loosing interest easily but would still be great to have to read to them in segments. All the books are produced with great quality paper and worth the price! (Also as they were a gift I was SO relieved that they arrived without the dreaded Amazon sticker stuck on to them😅).

Great to see books that highlight good roll modes

My daughter already has the 'Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World' and she loves it. As it was International Women's Day I thought I buy her this version and we weren't disappointed! She loves the book, which has enough information to give a good background to each woman without being overloaded. My daughter has also looked some of the women up on the internet to find out more about them. I liked that I hadn't heard of all of the women featured, so it taught me something too! I think every school should have a copy of this book to remind girls that they can do anything boys can!

I loved this book! I am definitely buying the other one from the same series. highly recommended!

I purchased this book for my nine year old daughter. It is a fantastic book that is fun to read, has fantastic illustrations and is very empowering! It is wonderful to find a book that is easy to pick up and read that is historical, fun and builds self confidence! I highly recommend this book and the other books in this collection.

It’s a nice book for toddlers really. I was expecting a little more for the price I paid. Even though it’s colorful and interesting, there are more pictures than information and the book only has a few pages. Not really worth it

Great book for lil kids! The book came in good packaging and quality of pages are good as well!

Muy buena calidad a muy buen precio. Me encantan las ilustraciones, la encuadernación también buena. Soy profesora de inglés y mi idea es utilizarlo en clase con los estudiantes.