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Non-fiction and colouring / activity book suggestions
Often non-fiction books are dominated by men and their achievements, especially
when it comes to biographies of scientists, inventors, sportspeople and historical
figures. Books that show the achievements of women, or men in non-traditional
roles or reflecting the diversity of modern life, are great to seek out and read with
your child.
Little People Big Dreams This series of books picks one
biography series, by person per book (mostly
Lisbeth Kaiser, illustrated women, but some men have
by Isabel Sanchez now been added) and shows
Vegara and others – age how they were once children
guide 4+ with big dreams, and look what
they achieved.
(set 1 Amelia Earhart,
Marie Curie, Maya
Angelou, Coco Chanel,
Frida Kahlo)
The Great Big Book of Not all families look the same:
Families by Mary there are almost as many kinds
Hoffman, illustrated by of families as colours of the
Ros Asquith – age guide rainbow.
3+
This is a great celebration of
every type of family – can you
find yours there?
What Are You Playing At? Boys don't play with dollies -
by Marie-Sabine Roger that would be silly! Girls can’t
and Anne Sol – age guide play football that would be
4+ ridiculous! The pictures tell a
different story and show that in
real life men and women do a
whole range of things.
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Women in Science: 50 Illustrated book of 50 women
Fearless Pioneers Who scientists, some well-known,
Changed the World by some often overlooked,
Rachel Ignotofsky – age showing all children the
guide 5+ importance of women’s
contribution to science
Talk about why we need
books that focus on only
women scientists,
women in sport, women
writers…
Little Leaders: Bold 40 black women in the world's
Women in Black History history, this book educates and
by Vashti Harrison – age inspires as it relates true stories
guide 6+ of women who broke
boundaries and exceeded all
expectations, most are African
American, but includes some
British figures such as Diane
Abbott and Shirley Bassey
Good Night Stories for Illustrated by 60 female artists
Rebel Girls by Elena from every corner of the globe,
Favilli and Francesca find out about 100 remarkable
Cavallo - age guide 6+ women and their extraordinary
lives, from Ada Lovelace to
Talk about the title – the
Malala, Amelia Earhart to
stories are about
Michelle Obama.
influential women, isn’t
that something boys and
girls can read about?
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Stories for Kids who Dare Boys will be boys and girls will
to be Different, by Ben be girls - or so the meaningless
Brooks, illustrated by saying goes. Because what if
Quinton Winter – age you're a girl and you like cage
guide 6+ fighting? Or you're a boy and
you love ballet? This is the book
for children who want to know
about the lives of those heroes
who have led the way, changing
the world for the better as they
go.
A Galaxy of Her Own, by From small steps to giant
Libby Jackson – age guide leaps, A Galaxy of Her Own tells
6+ 50 stories of inspirational
women who have been
fundamental to the story of
humans in space, from
scientists to astronauts to some
surprising roles in between.
She Persisted Around the Profiles of 13 well-known and
World by Chelsea less well-known women from
Clinton, illustrated by the 20th and 21st century who
Alexandra Boiger – age have overcome adversity to
guide 7+ achieve their goals
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Love Your Body by Love Your Body encourages
Jessica Sanders, girls to admire and celebrate
illustrated by Carol their bodies for all the amazing
Rossetti things they can do (like laugh,
cry, hug and feel). Bodies
come in all different forms and
Read with an adult from abilities. What makes you
5+, or independently different makes you, you – and
from 8+. you are amazing!
The Bigger Picture: The lives and artistic processes
Women Who Changed of over 30 women artists,
the Art World by Sophia including interviews with living
Bennett, illustrated by artists such as Rachel
Manjit Thapp – age guide Whiteread and Cindy Sherman.
8+
Stereotype-free colouring books and activity books
Fantastically Great Hands-on activities
Women Who Changed the focused around great
World Activity Book by women who changed the
Kate Pankhurst – age world: write your own
guide 5+ stories with Jane Austen,
design your own pyjamas
like Coco Chanel, walk in
the footprints of Mary
Anning…
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Newton’s Rainbow – Colouring in pages and
Science Superheroes short biographies of great
colouring book from The inventors, engineers and
Remarkablz scientists, and the chance
to create your own
superheroes
Colour this Book in – Images are powerful.
Dauntless Daughters Colour in empowering
designs of diverse, joyful
and female characters.
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