John Lennon
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In this book from the multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of John Lennon, the boy from Liverpool who dreamed of peace. When John Lennon formed a band while still in school, he couldn’t have known they were about to change music forever. With their exciting new sounds, rebel attitudes and gift for songwriting, everyone went crazy for The Beatles. Today, John is remembered not just as a musical icon, but as a champion of world peace. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the legendary Beatle’s life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling 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 of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
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Little People, BIG DREAMS is a 49-book series with 48 released primary works first released in 1921 with contributions by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara, Amaia Arrazola, and Agathe Sorlet.
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‘'We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections.'' John Lennon
Liverpool, October 9th 1940. A boy is born as the world is thrown into the darkest pit of History. The Nazis are violating every corner of the planet and war has never shown an uglier, terrorizing face. But the boy of our story, John, will have nothing to do with war when he grows up, John will only sing for peace and unity. For understanding, hope and togetherness.
Along with Paul, George, and Ringo, John will initiate a revolution that will not be restricted to innovative sound and lyrics. They four Liverpudlians spread their wings and gave voice to the youth that craved to break the mould, to seek liberations from ages-old stereotypes and prejudices, and orders and empty papers.
When the time came for John, Paul, George and Ringo to follow separate paths, John spoke against the madness of the Vietnam War, one more page of shame in World History. He sang for freedom and peace, the peace we need to find within ourselves, the peace we need to share with each other. Some decided to cut him down, they decided he talked too much, he was a threat. But they failed. John became much more than a great musician. He became a legend, a symbol. He became one of those ‘'troublemakers'' the world will always need...
‘'Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.'' John Lennon
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