By Paterson Joseph (author) , Rumbidzai Savanhu (illustrator)
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THE DEBUT CHILDREN'S BOOK FROM AWARD-WINNING AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND ACTOR PATERSON JOSEPH.
Goddaughter to the Queen of England. Human rights activist. Librarian and author. Former slave . . . These ten inspiring children grew up in a time when slavery was still legal in most of the world and people who looked like them weren't expected to become important. But they did! The ten all went on to change the world through their acts of rebellion, bravery and adventure that helped secure their freedom and the freedom of so many from slavery.
But how did these inspirational people change the world? To answer that, we'll have to go back in time and met the ten aged ten, where their stories truly began . . .
· Meet Seaman William Brown, real name unknown, who's love of adventure finds her sneaking aboard a British Royal Navy ship disguised as a man to explore the world beyond Grenada.
· Get to know Ira Frederick Aldridge as he joins the Free African Americans School in New York and discovers his love of performing.
· Celebrate Billy Sancho's tenth birthday around the corner from Downing Street, London. Little does he know that he will become the first black librarian.
· Return to Africa with Omoba Ina (know as Sara Forbes Bonetta), who has been sent to Sierra Leone by her godmother Queen Victoria, to become a missionary.
Discover the untold stories of these remarkable children as well as Phillis Wheatley, Ira Frederick Aldridge, Dido Elizabeth Belle, John Edmonstone, William Cuffay, and Mary Prince Daniels. From Wonka actor and award-winning author of The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho , Paterson Joseph.
Paterson Joseph is one of Britain's best-loved actors (Vigil, Noughts & Crosses, Wonka) and the author of the award-winning historical novel, T he Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho . TEN is Paterson's first book for children and he hopes to inspire young readers to discover more about black British history.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Ten Children Who Changed the World and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Ten Children Who Changed the World features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, History, People / Places, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award
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Ten Children Who Changed the World was written by Paterson Joseph and published by Wren & Rook an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Ten Children Who Changed the World has 253 pages
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