Vanessa Nakate [Hardcover]

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Vanessa Nakate, the Ugandan climate-justice activist.  

As a kid, when little Vanessa heard aboutclimate change, she thought it was something that happened on the other side of the world. As an adult, she saw how droughts in her own country led to crop failure that left families hungry. Inspired by other activists,Vanessa took a standand begancampaigning to save the Congolian rain forests. Soon, she was invited to take her campaign around the world.

In 2020, Vanessa participated in an important summit about climate change. But when she was cropped out of a photograph featuring other climate-change activists, it felt like not just her contribution to the movement had been erased, but thatthe needs of a whole continent had been disregarded.

It was amoment that shocked the world, but it spurred Vanessa on to raise her voice louder and tofight harder for climate justice for Africans. Today, she continues to bea leader in the climate-change movement and a voice of her generation.

This inspiring book featuresstylish and quirky illustrationsandextra facts at the back, including abiographical timelinewith historical photos and a detailed profile of the incredible young activist’s life so far.

Little People, BIG DREAMSis abest-selling biography series for kidsthat explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.

This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. Theboard booksare told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. Thehardcoverandpaperbackversionslã'