Another amazing children's book biography! These are invaluable to any classroom library. I will always auto-buy these for my classroom and personally for my nephew!

Taken from Netgalley:
As a kid, when little Vanessa heard about climate 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 stand and began campaigning to save the Congolian rainforests. Soon, she was invited to take her campaign around the world.
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This is such a great series of books - not only for kids or adults, they are also great for practicing your english skills, because they are easy to read and to understand. Also they are illustrated nicely and the books themselves are great quality. I gift them to others very frequently and they are always being loved.

Highly recommended to collect =)

As always, this is my own opionion

#VanessaNakate #NetGalley. - thanks for letting me read this book!

The Little People, BIG DREAMS series is a favorite in our household. My young boys love learning about real people. This one was about Vanessa Nakate and it was excellent. We learned about Vanessa from her childhood to her becoming an advocate for global warming and climate change. Vanessa is very inspiring and I think they would be a great book to have in a classroom. It would be perfect for early readers.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books for allowing me to be an early reader. All opinions are my own.

The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The ‘My First Little People, Big Dreams’ series provides informative and inspirational biographies about people who left a mark on this earth, no matter what difficulties they have encountered.
These stories are very short, but that’s because they’re books for children, so it’s totally understandable.
I think they are a very smart and wonderful way to introduce little children to such important figures.
This last book here tells the story of Vanessa Nakate, the Ugandan climate-justice activist. She has experienced the consequences of climate change firsthand because of the droughts in her country that led to crop failure. From that moment, Vanessa decided to take a stand and began campaigning to save the Congolian rainforests. She now fights for climate justice for Africans, and she's considered a leader in the climate-change movement alongside being a voice of her generation.

Absolutely love this series. It’s exposing me to people I haven’t ever heard of and showcases the strong people we have in this world to help guide us through change. Vanessa Nakate was not a name I had heard of prior to this book, but to see her story and watch that she NEVER gave up, even when odds were against her, was uplifting. It was inspiring and absolutely breathtaking to hear of her story and how far and wide her platform has gone since the beginning. A woman who was essentially silenced by the masses got louder, and eventually, was heard, and it’s all captured in this 17-page spread.

The artwork is beautiful, the language integration was fantastic (specifically on the signage), and the story is told in such a way that kids can engage and fall for the courage the character embodies.

Thank you for the opportunity to review this ARC!

I love this series, not just for the well known and famous people that are featured in it, but also as a way to educate adults also with influential people from around the world whose names are not as familiar.

Vanessa for me was one of the lesser known, but after reading this book I am unsure why this is. I feel that other young activists get headlines around the world and yet I was unfamiliar with Vanessa’s story. And that is why these books are so important.

Read this.learn about his wonderful young Ugandan woman and her work to have climate change that affects Africa recognised world wide.

Thank you so much to the publisher and author for this book and to NetGalley for allowing me to read and review.

Such an important topic and incredible young woman to spotlight to tell this story to the younger generations. I'm constantly looking for books to add to my kids' library to broaden their perspective and this is a story that spotlights Africa in the climate conversation.

One small piece of feedback - there is a part of the story where the aunties are focused on finding a fiance and planning her wedding - I think I understand that it's included in the story as a comparison of what her family is focused on while she's the first to graduate from college - but it didn't feel like it added much to the progression of the broader storyline and the focus on her accomplishments with respect to climate change and raising Africa's profile in the conversation.

Overall - a great addition to this series of stories and the illustrations are gorgeous.

I really love the illustrations. the narrative was simple yet effective, introducing a young climate activist from Africa and her struggle to be heard.Her story was relatively recent compared to the character's I've read before. Looking forward to read another book from this series!

Vanessa Nakate is an up-to-date and relevant addition to the Little People Franchise.
I would sit along well with the Greta Thunberg book if teachers wanted to use this in the classroom - perfect for those in UKS1 and upwards.
The illustrations are bright and the story of Vanessa's fight to get Climate Change taken seriously in her country is empowering.

Firstly I love all of the little people big dreams series! When I first chose this book to read I had no idea who Vanessa Nakate was. She is an inspiration to use all and I can't wait to see what she does next in the world of climate change.
I was angry to read she was missed out of that picture and that people did not treat the effect of climate change on Africa as an issue.
The illustrations are eye catching and beautiful! These will good the attention of any child looking at this book!

Will recommend this story to others and she her journey with the world.

Thanks to netgalley for an ARC of this book! All thoughts my own

This is the first Little People, Big Dreams book I read. I read an early copy on NetGalley which might take away from the quality of a print copy, but I loved the illustrations and learning about Vanessa Nakate,plus seeing her actual photographs and a bit more of her bio at the end.

February is black history month. Little People, Big Dreams is one of my favorite series of children's books. And being eco-friendly is a subject that's close to my heart. So why had I never heard of Vanessa Nakate? My eyes were about to be opened! This book is beautifully illustrated & will teach both children & adults about the importance of speaking up on Climate change. So interesting, some real powerful images, & this adult learned something from this kid's book. Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of the wonderful book!

I love this series especially for young readers. How it highlights some very important people that most are well aware of but also highlights people that young minds should know more about. I’m so excited they finally have one of Vanessa Nakate and the import Work she is doing to protect our planet.

This is a wonderful series, introducing us to fascinating people. I did not know who Ms. Nakate is. She is a climate activist and her story is interesting, especially the observation of the inherent racism found in the progressive side of the political aisle. A short read, informative, well written and illustrated, I enjoy these series of books.

Vanessa was the oldest of five children in a city in Uganda. In school she learned about climate change but as if it was a problem for elsewhere, not Africa. At college she learned that Africa suffered the most from a problem caused elsewhere. Now she became an activist to stop climate change and the devastation it caused her home continent! The more aur children learn about the problem the better they can teach others!
The illustrations by Olivia Amoah are fun, simple, colorful, and delightful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you!

Gorgeous book that explains really simply some concepts of climate change, the effects of large-scale climate change on countries that aren't contributing hugely to it, and of perseverance on climate justice.

I'm a huge Greta Thunberg advocate. I had never heard of Vanessa Nakate before today. Why is that? Do we blame race? In any case, I'm trying to read more books about Black people and by Black authors this month. Not just this month. Climate change is an important topic for any country. A good read for all.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher.

When it comes to Climate Change, everyone knows Greta but the fight isn't being fought by just one person. This was a great insight into Vanessa's life, and her like-minded peers who are pushing for change.

This is another great addition to the Little People, Big Dreams biography series that my kids enjoy. In this title, we learned about Vanessa Nakate, a young climate activist from Africa. Vanessa's story was inspiring and hopeful, as she is raising her voice and standing up for her home continent. I recommend this book and the others in this series to inspire young change-leaders and activists everywhere!

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books and NetGalley for gifting my family with an ARC to review. We enjoyed it!

My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.

Received for review: I received an advanced copy of this novel from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion. I was not obligated to write a good review, nor did I receive any compensation for writing this review.

My Overall Thoughts/Impressions: I have enjoyed all the books I've read by Maria in this series, and this was no exception. It wasn't my favorite in the series, but it was very enjoyable. I think this is a great book to talk to children about inclusion in other activist efforts and also about climate change and Africa. I enjoyed learning more about Vanessa.

Vanessa is young and alive now, so there wasn't as much detail as in some of Maria's other books, but I still enjoyed it.

Pages: 32 pages.

Reading age: 4-7 years old. But older readers may enjoy it too.

Love,

Danica Page