By Nadia Finer (author) , Holly Farndell (illustrator)
"An inspiring, helpful celebration of the shy and mighty."
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As someone who has always struggled with shyness, and particularly as a child, this book feels very welcome.
Nadia Finer takes a practical, very reassuring approach, highlighting interesting and successful men and women who have achieved everything they wanted or made their voices heard despite being shy.
Those featured include Beyoncé, Einstein, Greta Thunberg and Lewis Hamilton and in addition to holding up such inspiring examples of people who were shy and often bullied succeeding, Finer also offers readers exercises we can do to help us acknowledge our strengths and develop the confidence to make our voices heard.
It’s a book you can either read from start to finish, or dip in and out of, and these life stories make perfect bedtime reading, setting you up nicely for the new day. Shy people, we have nothing to lose but our reticence!
Why is it, when we see people achieving incredible things, that they all seem so outgoing? Where are all the softly spoken leaders, artists, innovators and champions?
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When you're shy, it's tempting to hide away in the background of your life. But, when we keep ourselves small, we miss out. And so does everyone else - quiet people have so much to offer the world! In this book you will find 40 stories of shy and mighty magnificence to show you that softly spoken people are trailblazers too. Sometimes we are just a bit more quiet about it!
Quiet Riot shares the triumphs and successes of shy people from all over the world and all kinds of backgrounds, including athletes, writers, explorers, inventors, artists, singers and activists. The book is divided into 10 key themes, including:
Each section ends with a series of useful coaching questions to help you absorb the book's key messages, giving you the confidence to speak up, stand up for your beliefs and follow your dreams. Because your voice matters, and the world needs to hear what you have to say.
Nadia Finer is on a softly spoken mission to help shy people be mightier. She is the UK’s leading shyness expert and coach, host of the Shy and Mighty podcast and the author of two books about shyness. She is a regular speaker in schools around the country and also runs a school-based program to help shy kids feel more comfortable to be themselves. She has appeared on Radio 4 Saturday Live, Woman’s Hour and the ITV News. She has been in The Times, Guardian, the Telegraph, The Independent and Good Housekeeping.
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Why is it, when we see people achieving incredible things, that they all seem so outgoing? Where are all the softly spoken leaders, artists, innovators and champions?When you're shy, it's tempting to hide away in the background of your life.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Quiet Riot: True Tales of Shy Superheroes Who Changed the World and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Quiet Riot: True Tales of Shy Superheroes Who Changed the World features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, History, People / Places, PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Mental health, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health conditions
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Quiet Riot: True Tales of Shy Superheroes Who Changed the World was written by Nadia Finer and published by Moon + Bird (an imprint of Watkins Media)
Quiet Riot: True Tales of Shy Superheroes Who Changed the World has 215 pages
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. In Stock.
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