Emmanuel Kelly: Dream Big!
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Emmanuel Kelly: Dream Big!
By (Author) Mamen Snchez
Illustrated by Zuzanna Celej
Translated by Jon Brokenbrow
Cuento de Luz SL
Cuento de Luz SL
15th July 2019
Spain
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Music and musicians
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and spec
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage: Social issues / topics
B
Nominated for International Latino Book Awards - Most Inspirational Childrens Picture Book 2019
Physical Properties
Hardback
24
Width 260mm, Height 220mm
500g
Description
Emmanuel Kelly was born and abandoned into war-torn Iraq. He was raised at an orphanage before being adopted and brought to Australia for life-changing surgery. Emmanuel's sheer passion for singing, for life, and for 'dreaming big' in the face of huge obstacles led him to achieve his dream of becoming a singer. This is his inspiring story: Watch the book trailer:
Reviews
The collection What really matters continues to reveal to children and young people real stories of overcoming adversities, stories loaded with values starring characters who managed to break down barriers and overcome situations in which everything worked against them. (...) Zuzanna Celej portrays the smile and physical evolution of these heroes through her characteristic style, giving the proposal a poetic halo. --Canal Lector
Author Bio
Graduate in Information Sciences from the Universidad Complutense, Mamen Snchez is deputy director of Hola! magazine and director of Hola! Mxico. She is married and has five children. She has published seven novels and three books for children. She met Emmanuel Kelly several years ago in Madrid and between them was born a beautiful friendship that extended to his family and continues to grow every day. What she values most in life is the good fortune of being surrounded by wonderful people.
