Amazing Athletes: 6 stories from the bestselling series!

· Hachette Audio · Narrated by Ambreen Razia
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About this audiobook

Inspire your children to reach for gold with simple, engaging stories about the world’s most incredible athletes, to listen to at home or on the go.

These sportspeople started out as amateurs, but each had a dream of becoming the best, and with perseverance and passion broke records and barriers. Their journeys from young children to celebrated athletes are now available in audio format, including:

  • Lewis Hamilton, a Formula One champion who has raced with Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren.
  • Leo Messi, a World Cup-winning footballer who is often praised as ‘The Greatest of All Time’.
  • Billie Jean King, a groundbreaking tennis player who won 39 Grand Slam titles.
  • Michael Jordan, a legendary basketball player who played 15 seasons in the NBA.
  • Usain Bolt, an extraordinary sprinter who won his first championship aged just 15.
  • Simone Biles, an Olympic-gold-medal winning gymnast with multiple moves named after her.

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. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats.

This audiobook is ideal for any young athletes curious about a sports career or simply just learning about their favourite icons. Listen at home or learn something new in the car or on holiday. An uplifting tape that will be replayed again and again. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

Inspire your children to reach for gold with simple, engaging stories about the world’s most incredible athletes, to listen to at home or on the go. These sportspeople started out as amateurs, but each had a dream of becoming the best, and with perseverance and passion broke records and barriers...

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About the author

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sánchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. ​
Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS...

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