Bloomsbury ISBN 9781408878903 £6.99
A beautifully illustrated book that celebrates the achievements of great women. Some are well-known, such as Boudicca, Pocahontas, Harriet Tubman and Mary Shelley, but others are less familiar, like Valentina Tereshkova, Elizabeth Blackwell, Ada Lovelace, Mary Wollstonecraft, Josephine Baker, Hatshepsut, Flora Drummond, Sayyida al-Hurra, Qiu Jin and Noor Inayat Khan. The illustrations are engaging and contemporary. The book is fun to read because the facts are presented in an accessible, attractive way. The final double page spread shows the Bookshelf of Brilliance and asks the reader, ‘How will you make History?’ At the end of the book there is an interesting glossary of ‘fantastically great words’. An inspirational book for both boys and girls. Highly recommended for KS2.
Brenda Marshall, SATIPS Council’