Imogen Russell Williams and Sara Mulvanny
The creative duo behind Nosy Crow’s
Great Britons: 50 Amazing People Who Have Called Britain Home
Are celebrating HM Queen Elizabeth II
On her platinum jubilee
With a new book
Great Elizabethans: HM Queen Elizabeth II and 25 Amazing Britons From Her Reign
The 25 amazing Britons are all taken from the original book
Added is a short biography of The Queen
An illustrated four page timeline of her reign
And an introduction telling little readers
How the world has changed over the last 70 years
Showing young readers just some of the things
That have happened in the lifetime of The Queen
This book can be used to inspire children
To research different historical events
From 1926 to the present day
The Second World War
The beginning of the NHS
The Windrush Generation
The Space Race
The invention of the Internet
The Good Friday Agreement
The 2012 Olympic Games in London
Through the stories of authors, athletes and activists
Scientists and songwriters
Politicians and poets
We can see how Britain has changed
How a nation has been shaped
By the inspiring people who call Britain home
“This beautiful special edition book
Is not only a glorious celebration of the Queen’s life and reign
But also the many citizens of the country
Who have contributed to such an impressive 70 years on the throne”
And one of those many citizens
Is you!
Read this book with your little ones
Talk to them about about the different people featured in the book
Talk to them about what makes them special
Ask your little reader “What makes you special?”
What might you do in the coming 70 years?
What are your hopes and dreams?
Over the coming weeks we are going to be looking back
Over the last 70 years
But we are also going to be looking forward
And taking inspiration and motivation from
People who have made a difference
And think what can we do?
We will not all do big things for all the world to see
But we can all do something
We can all make a change
We can all make a difference
We can all be great Britons
Great human beings