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Little Gems - Rose's Dress of Dreams

Paperback

Inspired by the life of Rose Bertin, Katherine Woodfine’s stunning Little Gem is written with an evocative sense of period furthered by fresh and beautiful full-colour illustrations by Kate Pankhurst.

Young Rose dreams of sewing beautiful dresses for the women of Paris. But when a chance encounter with royalty changes her life, Rose must draw on all her skills to create the most breathtaking dress of them all Based on the life of Rose Bertin, the woman credited with creating haute-couture, this is a story to inspire bold girls and boys everywhere.

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Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-78112-768-1

Interest age

5+

Accelerated Reader Level

4.6

Publication Date

06-04-2018

Format

Paperback

Pages

104 pages

Dimensions

126x168mm

Product Description

Inspired by the life of Rose Bertin, Katherine Woodfine’s stunning Little Gem is written with an evocative sense of period furthered by fresh and beautiful full-colour illustrations by Kate Pankhurst.

Young Rose dreams of sewing beautiful dresses for the women of Paris. But when a chance encounter with royalty changes her life, Rose must draw on all her skills to create the most breathtaking dress of them all Based on the life of Rose Bertin, the woman credited with creating haute-couture, this is a story to inspire bold girls and boys everywhere.

Author

Katherine Woodfine, Illustrated by Kate Pankhurst

Katherine Woodfine is the bestselling author of several books for children, including the Sinclair’s Mysteries series and the Taylor and Rose Secret Agents series. Katherine has been nominated for several prestigious awards, including the Branford Boase Award, the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Carnegie Medal.||Kate Pankhurst is the bestselling author and illustrator of Mariella Mystery Investigates and Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World. When not drawing, Kate runs workshops for children.

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-78112-768-1

Interest age

5+

Accelerated Reader Level

4.6

Publication Date

06-04-2018

Format

Paperback

Pages

104 pages

Dimensions

126x168mm

Product Description

Inspired by the life of Rose Bertin, Katherine Woodfine’s stunning Little Gem is written with an evocative sense of period furthered by fresh and beautiful full-colour illustrations by Kate Pankhurst.

Young Rose dreams of sewing beautiful dresses for the women of Paris. But when a chance encounter with royalty changes her life, Rose must draw on all her skills to create the most breathtaking dress of them all Based on the life of Rose Bertin, the woman credited with creating haute-couture, this is a story to inspire bold girls and boys everywhere.

Author

Katherine Woodfine, Illustrated by Kate Pankhurst

Katherine Woodfine is the bestselling author of several books for children, including the Sinclair’s Mysteries series and the Taylor and Rose Secret Agents series. Katherine has been nominated for several prestigious awards, including the Branford Boase Award, the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Carnegie Medal.||Kate Pankhurst is the bestselling author and illustrator of Mariella Mystery Investigates and Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World. When not drawing, Kate runs workshops for children.

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