By Katherine Woodfine (author) , Ella Okstad (illustrator) Part of the Little Gems series
"This charming illustrated story of Wimbledon’s youngest ladies’ singles champion is an inspiring joy."
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Part of the beautifully packaged Little Gems series (illustrated small-format fiction that puts young readers’ first), Katherine Woodfine’s Lottie the Little Wonder shares the inspiring story of the real Lottie Dod, who won the 1887 Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles Championship when she was just 15, and went on to win it a further four times.
In the opening chapters, we’re transported to Lottie’s early childhood days in rambling Edgeworth house. While Mother ensures her children have everything they need — and more — she’s wary of letting them do anything outside Edgeworth.
Then, when tennis fever grips the outside world and Mother installs a court at home, Lottie discovers her remarkable talent for the sport. Despite being told that “Everyone knows girls can’t play tennis as well as boys,” she works her way to winning Wimbledon.
Accompanied by Ella Okstad’s delightful illustrations — they truly conjure the characters and capture the period — and pitched perfectly for 6+-year-olds, Lottie the Little Wonder is a stirring story of a girl who refused to be curtailed by conventions of her day. A story that will chime with young readers who, like Lottie, don’t feel small and know they’re “just as important as anyone else”.
Lottie Dod leads the way to sporting victory in this inspiring Little Gem
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“Girls can’t play tennis as well as boys? What a lot of NONSENSE!”
Lottie Dod is DETERMINED to show that girls can be just as good at sports as boys. She runs and jumps and leaps after the ball – playing tennis makes Lottie feel WONDERFUL. After beating her brothers, she eventually goes on to reach the finals of the most important tennis competition of them all – WIMBLEDON! Can she continue her winning streak to become the world’s first female sports SUPERSTAR
The inspirational story of pioneering sportswoman Lottie Dod, who won the Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles Championship five times, the first when she was just 15, and went on to win a silver medal for archery in the 1908 Olympics. She remains the youngest ladies’ singles champion to this day.
Brought to life with charming illustrations by Ella Okstad, this energetic and heartfelt tale highlights the challenges and prejudice that young women historically faced when taking part in competitive sport.
High quality cream paper and a special easy to read font ensure a smooth read for all.
About the Little Gems series : Little Gems are in a gorgeous new chunky format, with high-spec production including coloured endpapers and jacketed flaps with activities. Additional features include high quality cream paper, Barrington Stoke font and illustrations on every page. They are perfect for 5-8's. These quality stories promote good reading practice for all newly independent readers.
Katherine Woodfine was born in Lancashire in 1983, and studied English at Bristol University. She lives in London and since 2009 has worked for the literature charity Booktrust, where she is a children's book specialist and project manager of the Children's Laureate, working with leading children's authors such as Malorie Blackman, Julia Donaldson and Anthony Browne.
Katherine is the bestselling author of the Sinclair’s Mysteries and the Taylor & Rose Secret Agents series. Her first novel, The Clockwork Sparrow , was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2015. For Barrington Stoke, her Heroines from History Little Gems series includes Elisabeth and the Box of Colours, Sophie Takes to the Sky and Rose’s Dress of Dreams which was heralded by the Guardian as “a pink-clad paean to design and dressmaking as an artistic rebellion”
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Yet another great Little Gem book - perfect for children moving onto early chapter books as this book had lots of beautiful illustrations to help keep young readers interests.
What a delightful little book this is. I listened to my daughter read this in one day (she's 7 years old) and we both loved hearing about the adventures that little Lottie went on. Learning about gender in sport was a great conversation starter too and my daughter was amazed to hear that in years gone by women were not allowed to play the same sports as men and were often discouraged.... Read Full Review
Lottie Dod leads the way to sporting victory in this inspiring Little Gem “Girls can’t play tennis as well as boys? What a lot of NONSENSE!” Lottie Dod is DETERMINED to show that girls can be just as good at sports as boys.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Lottie the Little Wonder and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Lottie the Little Wonder features in the following genres: Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 5+, Recommendations, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 7+, Featured Books for 7+ readers, History, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, People / Places, Sporting Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Sports, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Lottie the Little Wonder was written by Katherine Woodfine and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd
Lottie the Little Wonder has 112 pages
Yes it is part of Little Gems series
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