Children's Nonfiction Alphabet
I Want to Be...
A Gutsy Girls' ABC
- Publisher
- Second Story Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2020
- Category
- Alphabet, Careers, Girls & Women
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Board book
- ISBN
- 9781772601305
- Publish Date
- Apr 2020
- List Price
- $10.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 0 to 3
- Grade: p
- Reading age: 0 to 3
Description
Some jobs immediately sound fun—Candy Maker anyone?! And some jobs sound exciting—Oceanographer, Sportscaster, Aerialist! And some jobs—Kite Designer, Wind Farmer, Party Planner—sound so wonderful it’s hard to believe that they exist! Babies and toddlers will follow along with this ABC as it explores some of the amazing, and often unusual, jobs that people do. Each fun letter is complemented by an illustration of a girl filled with delight and wonder as she shows us how we can be, quite literally, anything we want to be.
About the author
Farida Zaman is an illustrator and designer. She runs school workshops for children to share her love of art, guest lectures at art colleges, and gives regular readings from books she has illustrated. Farida studied at Chelsea School of Art and Wimbledon College, both in London, followed by freelance work in Geneva, London, and New York, where her clients have included Swatch, Body Shop, London Underground, and The New York Times. She is a member of the Society of Illustrators and lives in Toronto.
Awards
- Commended, CCBC - Best Books for Kids and Teens - Fall
Editorial Reviews
"The message I Want to Be... brings is a message of unlimited possibilities, not just for women and girls but also for people who experience physical disabilities...Women and girls, regardless of age, ability, culture or race can become anything they aspire to become."
Johanna Beaumont
