A unique picture book for young and old that celebrates inspirational women from around the world and across generations. You will recognise some and be delighted to meet others. Amazing Babes was originally written as a gift from a mother to her son. It introduces women such as Gloria Steinem, pioneer of the American women's movement; Kathleen Hanna, lead singer from 1990s seminal punk-rock act Bikini Kill; Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's pro-democracy leader; Miles Franklin, 20th-century Australian writer and feminist; and Malala Yousafzai, a passionate advocate of worldwide access to education. All the women in this book had the ideas, determination, and creativity to bring about change in the world, and in learning about their stories we honour their achievements.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 5+ years.

There are 56 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2014 by Scribble .

Eliza Sarlos is a writer, broadcaster, and creative producer based in Sydney. She is currently the artistic director at Underbelly Arts and has worked in roles across programming, leadership, and strategy for MusicNSW, Sound Summit, and FBi Radio. Grace Lee is a Tokyo-based illustrator. She previously worked as a designer at Australia's Inside Out magazine. Her illustrations have appeared in Donna Hay, Papier Mache, Anthology, Stella, and SLOW magazines.