Astrid Lindgren

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover how Astrid Lindgren grew up to become one of the world’s best-loved authors, and the creator of the irresistible Pippi Longstocking. Little Astrid grew up on an old farm in Sweden. Her childhood was very happy, so happy that she never wanted to grow up . When she was four, her friend Edit read Astrid her first story. Suddenly, the entire place was filled with giants, witchesand fairies. They all came out from a magic object called a book . Astrid did her best to learn how to read, and once she started, she couldn’t stop! Soon, there were no books left to borrow from the library and her friends. Learn how Astrid turned her loveof books and telling stories into a career as a world-renownedauthor. Accessible and easy to follow text means that this book can inspire young readers in just the same way that Astrid was inspired when she started reading, all those years ago. This moving 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 inspiring writer’s life. 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 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 hardback 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!

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover how Astrid Lindgren grew up to become one of the world’s best-loved authors, and the creator of the irresistible Pippi Longstocking. Little Astrid grew up on an old farm in Sweden. Her childhood was very happy, so happy that she never wanted to grow up . When she was four, her friend Edit read Astrid her first story. Suddenly, the entire place was filled with giants, witches and fairies. They all came out from a magic object called a book . Astrid did her best to learn how to read, and once she started, she couldn’t stop! Soon, there were no books left to borrow from the library and her friends. Learn how Astrid turned her love of books and telling stories into a career as a world-renowned author. Accessible and easy to follow text means that this book can inspire young readers in just the same way that Astrid was inspired when she started reading, all those years ago. This moving 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 inspiring writer’s life. 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 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 hardback 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!

Fra en tidlig alder blev Astrid fascineret af historier. Hun voksede op på landet, hvor hun kunne lege frit og gå på opdagelse i marken og skoven, mens hun legede med sine søskende og fandt på narrestreger. Ideen om Pippi voksede ud af disse oplevelser og minder nu læsere over hele verden om barndommens glæder. I bogserien Små mennesker, store drømme™ kan du lære de mest fantastiske mennesker at kende – fra kunstnere og musikere til designere og videnskabsfolk. Alle begyndte de som et barn med en drøm og endte med at opnå det mest utrolige. Serien er skabt af den spanske forfatter Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara og forskellige illustratorer, der hver især har givet bøgerne et flot og helt særligt grafisk udseende. Efter hver fantastisk fortælling er der en kort sektion med fakta og fotos. Serien er perfekt til højtlæsning for mindre børn eller selvlæsning for børn i skolealderen.

Lindgrens nære ven gennem tre årtier - Margareta Strömstedt - tegner et levende portræt af en af verdens mest kendte børnebogsforfattere. En unik fortælling om en forfatter, der har formået at tryllebinde børn og voksne gennem en menneskealder, og om moderen til Pippi, Emil, Grynet, Ronja og alle de andre. Illustreret.

Lindgrens nære ven gennem tre årtier - Margareta Strömstedt - tegner et levende portræt af en af verdens mest kendte børnebogsforfattere. En unik fortælling om en forfatter, der har formået at tryllebinde børn og voksne gennem en menneskealder, og om moderen til Pippi, Emil, Grynet, Ronja og alle de andre. Illustreret.

De fleste kender Pippi, Emil og Ronja, men hvem har skrevet om dem? Det har Astrid Lindgren. Læs om Astrid Lindgren og lær om hendes liv og nogle af hendes mange berømte historier. Lix 15 Opgaver på:fagbog.gyldendal.dk

Hun er mor til Pippi, Emil, Madicken, Karlsson på taget, brødrene Løvehjerte og mange, mange flere – men hvem var Astrid Lindgren? Vidste du, at hun elskede at spille fodbold, og at hun drømte om at køre slalom? Eller at hun elskede at klæde sig ud som heks og skræmme små børn? Vidste du, at hun måske var Sveriges dårligste chauffør, og at hun fortsatte med at klatre i træer, selv om hun var gammel? I denne bog lærer du en af verdens allerstørste forfattere at kende.Astrid Lindgren er skrevet af Agnes-Margrethe Bjorvand og illustreret med magiske illustrationer af Lisa Aisato.

A powerful biography of the internationally renowned writer who created one of the most enduring characters in children’s literature, Pippi Longstocking “[An] Insightful, elegantly written biography of the beloved author of the Pippi Longstocking tales, a complex woman of parts. . . Readers who grew up on Lindgren's stories will find this excellent book irresistible—and often surprising.”— Kirkus Reviews, S tarred Review The first English-language biography of Astrid Lindgren provides a moving and revealing portrait of the beloved Scandinavian literary icon whose adventures of Pippi Longstocking have influenced generations of young readers all over the world. Lindgren’s sometimes turbulent life as an unwed teenage mother, outspoken advocate for the rights of women and children, and celebrated editor and author is chronicled in fascinating detail by Jens Andersen, one of Denmark’s most popular biographers. Based on extensive research and access to primary sources and letters, this highly readable account describes Lindgren’s battles with depression and her personal struggles through war, poverty, motherhood, and fame. Andersen examines the writer’s oeuvre as well to uncover the secrets to the books’ universal appeal and why they have resonated so strongly with young readers for more than seventy years.

A powerful biography of the internationally renowned writer who created one of the most enduring characters in children’s literature, Pippi Longstocking “[An] Insightful, elegantly written biography of the beloved author of the Pippi Longstocking tales, a complex woman of parts. . . Readers who grew up on Lindgren's stories will find this excellent book irresistible—and often surprising.”— Kirkus Reviews, S tarred Review The first English-language biography of Astrid Lindgren provides a moving and revealing portrait of the beloved Scandinavian literary icon whose adventures of Pippi Longstocking have influenced generations of young readers all over the world. Lindgren’s sometimes turbulent life as an unwed teenage mother, outspoken advocate for the rights of women and children, and celebrated editor and author is chronicled in fascinating detail by Jens Andersen, one of Denmark’s most popular biographers. Based on extensive research and access to primary sources and letters, this highly readable account describes Lindgren’s battles with depression and her personal struggles through war, poverty, motherhood, and fame. Andersen examines the writer’s oeuvre as well to uncover the secrets to the books’ universal appeal and why they have resonated so strongly with young readers for more than seventy years.