Kate Pankhurst continues her theme of Fantastically Great Women, with the
fourth book in the series, Fantastically
Great Women Who Saved the Planet.
Profiles of famous women from diverse
backgrounds and their successes are showcased.
Eugene Clark, a Marine Biologist, awoke awareness
to the intelligence of sharks. Her last dive was in 2014 at 92 years old.
Wangari Maathai left Kenya and its forests to study
in USA. When she returned, deforestation had replaced the trees for crops and
money. In 1977, she created the Green Belt Movement placing women in charge.
Communities worked to restore the forests, planting over 51 million trees.
Ingeborg Beling was one of the first
chronobiologists. Famous for her work with honey bees, she proved that they
worked to the circadian rhythm of all living things.
This interesting collection further includes Anita
Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, Meteorologist,
Edith Farkas, who tracked changes to the ozone layer and Jane Goodall, renowned
for her research with wild chimpanzees.
Ursula Marvin, geologist, studied Meteorites. Daphne
Sheldrick set up the Tsavo National Park to protect wildlife. Isatou Geesay
grew up in The Gambia. She taught women how to recycle their plastic bags into
useful objects like handbags and purses.
Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey, was a passionate
protector of wild birds. Threatened by ladies’ fashion, an estimated five
million birds were killed each year to accommodate the demand for feathered
hats. She put a stop to that. Maria Telkes was a scientist who invented Solar
Energy.
The
Chipko Movement was successful due to the women of the Lata
Village in India, who stood in the way of loggers.
Eileen Kampakuta Brown and Eileen Wani Wingfield stopped
the government from creating a waste dump close to their home in Woomera, South
Australia. Having experienced an earlier
desecration by nuclear testing, they
helped form a group of Aboriginal elder women, determined to protect their
home.
This series will expand young minds and inspire
girls to follow their chosen paths. The enthralling facts and complementing coloured illustrations will capture the
interest of any age reader. Ideal for schools and public libraries.
The first three titles are now also available in a
coloured boxed set.
Title:
Fantastically Great Women Who
Saved the Planet
Author/Illustrator:
Kate Pankhurst
Publisher:
Bloomsbury, $14.99
Publication
Date: 3 March 2020
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780408899298
For
ages: 6+
Type:
Non-fiction
