Coco Chanel was a horrible person and is an even worse icon for young girls. I have no issue with fashion icons being used in books for little girls, we all have our own interests and values. What I do take issue with is glorifying a woman who turned World War Two into an opportunity to hurt her employees (4,000 women lost their jobs during war time thanks to Chanel). Why? Because they wanted fair wages. Siempre he tenido una gran curiosidad por saber más de esta diseñadora, cómo revolucionó la moda en sus tiempos y en cómo se convirtió en uno ícono de la moda. This series aims to inform children about some interesting people who had big dreams and show them that these dreams can be achieved if you try. This particular book focuses on Coco Chanel who I knew little about before reading this (other than that she was involved in fashion) and so this was an excellent start point to finding out about her. Clara’s projects are delicate, coloristic, minimalistic and warm, all of them featured by one core element: the synthesis of shapes and colors. A reduced palette and the cleaning of silhouettes are the basis for her very unique and personal style.

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After growing up in Minnesota, I moved to the east coast for college and remained here ever since. I currently live in southern New Hampshire with a lovely wife, a goofy son, two crazy kitties and a lazy dog. Coco Chanel is the first instalment of Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara's Little People, Big Dreams series, and from a narrational point of departure, it presents a basic but definitely thorough enough introduction to both Coco Chanel's unhappy childhood as an orphan in France and how her talent for sewing, how her sense of and for fashion and her determination to prove that women should not (or rather no longer) be forced to wear restrictive and painful corsets revolutionised both the fashion industry and women's lives (and yes, finally made Coco Chanel and deservedly so into a world famous and wealthy fashion icon).

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Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director perhaps best known as the author of much of the Little People, Big Dreams series. Each book tells the childhood story of one of the world's female icons in an entertaining, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers, allowing them to identify with the characters in each story. I love this new "Little People, Big Dreams" series. All feature a different woman in history, her achievements, and biographical information you might not already know. Our servers are getting hit pretty hard right now. To continue shopping, enter the characters as they are shown The Little People, Big Dreams series from Frances Lincoln is a series telling the stories of well known women, and the dreams they had as children, showing that children can one day achieve their dreams, no matter what they might be. They cover the hardships these women faced, but keep the stories appropriate for the readership. Each story also includes a short biography with photographs of the women.

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Together with Till Hafenbrak and Paul Paetzel she is co-founder of the artist group Edition Biografiktion. Coco Chanel er andet bind i serien Små mennesker, store drømme. Den første bog i serien er Frida Kahlo. 'Små mennesker, store drømme' er en portrætserie med nogle af historiens sejeste kvinder i hovedrollerne. Den henvender sig til børn fra 5-årsalderen, og fælles for alle seriens bøger er budskabet om, at en stålsat vilje kan bane vej for ethvert lille menneskes største drømme. Coco Chanel aided the Nazis in WWII. Even though this is a kid's book, I think it should have included something along the lines of, "And while Coco did a lot of great things for fashion and women's freedom of dress, we have also learned that she helped spy for Nazis and contributed to hurting people. We love what she has done with clothes and her creativity, but it is never okay to hurt others." First, I would like to touch on the positives. The art was interesting and the book read well to children.

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My name is Mark Hoffmann, but some folks know me as “”Hoffmann”” or “”Hoffy””. I am currently working as a children’s book author/illustrator, editorial illustrator, and fine artist. I am also a professor at Montserrat College of Art in the illustration department. Coco Chanel and Frida Kahlo are two of the subjects of Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Ana Albero’s ‘A First Introduction To…’ series of lovely little board books – clearly aimed at the younger reader (or the younger ‘read to’). Ya gurl is craving some children's literature as it seems. :> Not sure why but every time I go to my local bookshop now I cannot restrain myself and need to read one of the Little People, Big Dreams-biographies. I'll be through that series in no time, just you wait. ;) Approximate delivery times are 5-10 working days for international deliveries, and actual time will depend on customs procedures.

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Coco is an icon who we can all love. I've been excited about this book for quite some time now and was so super excited when it arrived for me today. Now I live and work in Madrid from my shared studio with the creative designer Ray Díaz (www.ray-diaz.com) , with whom I collaborate in the developement of illustration projects for the field of culture and the enviroment. At the same time, I work for clients all over the world, through my agents Anna Goodson in USA and Katie Pierrot in Australia. I Coco Chanel lærer vi en 12-årig pige at kende, da hun og hendes lillesøster bliver taget i mod med åbne arme af en nonne foran et børnehjem. Ordene er få, og på siden står blot: “Dette er historien om pigen Gabrielle, der voksede op og blev Coco Chanel”. Som det også var tilfældet med Kahlo-bogen, er der givet plads til barnets egne tanker og bogen lægger op til dialogisk læsning, hvor børn og voksne samtaler om billeder, som kun ledsages af den allermest nødvendige tekst. Vi lærer, at Chanel foretrak nål og tråd fremfor dukker, og at de andre piger fandt hende mærkelig. I hendes ungdom begynder hun at synge, og det er her hun får kunstnernavnet, Coco. Hendes tilgang til tøj og mode er, at det – i modsætning til datidens brug af stramme korsetter ­– skal være både flot og behageligt. Det er ikke let for Chanel at overbevise datidens kvinder om, at en kvinde ikke behøver korset og pailletter for at se smart ud, men med hårdt arbejde lykkes det alligevel den stålsatte kvinde at bryde igennem som Coco Chanel.Essentially, these and other ‘First Introduction’ books are simplified versions of Vegara / Albero’s ‘My First Little People, Big Dreams’ book series. Both series’ of books provide basic but lovely introductions to the lives and achievements of inspirational women. There are plenty of somewhat predictable candidates in both series’ (and they’re none the worse for that) as well as some more interesting and somewhat unexpected choices too. Again, I love this series. However, it's very dangerous to only talk about someone's accomplishments when they also have been revealed to have a more sinister side to them. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that 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. Coco Chanel tells the story of the young orphan from France who was 'different' from the others, but who followed her dreams regardless to become one of the world's most iconic fashion designers.