Zaha Hadid grew up in Baghdad, Iraq, surrounded by music. She was a curious and confident child, who designed her own modernist bedroom at nine years old. As a young woman studying at University in Beirut, she was described as the most outstanding pupil the teacher had ever met. With her spectacular vision and belief in the power of architecture, she founded her own firm and designed some of th…
When Agatha was young, she read books every night, but always had her own idea for how they should end! As an adult, her crime novels, with their twists and turns and peculiar detectives, challenged the minds of millions of readers, making her the queen of mystery and the bestselling novelist of all time. This inspiring story of this imaginative author features a facts and photos section at the…
A bold and brightly colored illustrated biography of Wangari Maathai who founded the Green Belt Movement and was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. This picture book tells the inspiring story of Wangari Maathai, women’s rights activist and one of the first environmental warriors. Wangari began the Green Belt Movement in Kenya in the 1960s, which focused on planting trees…
Discover the incredible story of Anne Frank, the courageous young writer who hid from the nazis during world war II. did you know that Anne dreamed of becoming a famouse movie star and journalist? pr that she had a pen pal who lived in the united states? packed with facts, photographs, illustrations, and more, DK life stories take you beyond the basics to find out all about history's most amaz…