Blazing a Trail: Irish Women Who Changed the World

(Hardback)

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A book for everyone who dreams of changing the world.

From fearless aviator, Lady Mary Heath, the first woman in the world to parachute from an aeroplane, to Margaret Bulkley, the 18th-century surgeon who lived as a man, meet 28 remarkable Irish women who have taken the world by storm.

You may have already heard some of their names, like Countess Markievicz and Mary Robinson, but others, like Anne Sullivan, Lilian Bland or Anna Haslam, may be new to you.

Packed with fun, fascinating facts and stunning, full-page illustrations, this book celebrates the trail blazers who have shaped the world we live in.

Ready to walk in their footsteps A world of bravery and discovery awaits you.

Made by two remarkable women, author Sarah Webb and illustrator Lauren O'Neill.

Reviews

packed with fascinating facts and stunning illustrations

* Irish Country Magazine *

a grand gathering of exploits and role models

-- Kirkus Reviews (US)

this is the book for every little girl who dreams of changing the world .. beautifully illustrated

-- Irish Independent

beautiful, accessible Webbs skill as a storyteller ensures that each entry is clear, engaging and sure to spark further research and discovery for young readers. ONeills conceptual illustrations are perfectly paired with the succinct prose the sense of celebration and joy that emanates from ONeills work is positively infectious Blazing A Trail helps illuminate some of the gaps in our collective understanding of the past, and it does so with style

-- Inis Magazine, January 2019 issue

A beautiful accessible book ONeills accompanying portraits are stunning

-- herfamily.ie

fascinating

-- Tuam Herald

fantastic reads for girls and boys

-- Shane Hegarty, Meath Chronicle

stunning tribute to the Irish women who changed the course of history with their incredible achievements

-- RTE.ie

a wonderful, celebratory book about extraordinary Irish women who took the world by storm. Packed with fun, fascinating facts, this book celebrates women from every walk of life down through the ages and picked up a prize at the recent An Post Irish Book Awards

-- Sunday Independent

a perfect resource for SESE and SPHE this book will inspire, motivate and enthral your eight-12 year olds written by the renowned author Sarah Webb and beautifully illustrated by Lauren ONeill

-- InTouch Magazine

beautifully illustrated a true celebration

-- Belfast Telegraph

a salute to the remarkable women who changed history beautifully illustrated a true celebration of Irish Women

-- Sunday World

beautifully illustrated

-- Mallow Star, Vale Star and Weekly Observer

perfect present ... empowering

-- Irish Examiner

telling a different story each time you turn the page in clear concise language to make it perfect story time fare. Younger bookworms will especially appreciate the access to the fascinating real-life tales of these icons who changed, not just Ireland, but the entire world This is a book that will not spend much time on the shelf, as you will spend hours glued to the page

-- Fallen Star Stories

an amazing, inspirational book

-- SeomraRanga

a must-read for any kid

-- Dave Rudden

its so beautiful an awful lot of women we would not have heard of, but should have heard of, especially for young women

-- RTE1s Today Show

I was sent a copy of a book recently, the just published Blazing a Trail: Irish Women Who Changed the World, written by Sarah Webb, and beautifully illustrated by Lauren ONeill. On first appearance you might actually think this is a childrens book, and in some ways it is, bringing to life for all ages stories of Irish women down through the ages women who left their mark on the world, blazing their own trail, cutting a groove for others to follow in their footsteps these examples show what is possible when a girl has that dream, and pursues that dream of a life in sport through hard work and determination

-- Sonia O'Sullivan * Irish Times *

a fabulous book

-- Nicky Byrne and Jenny Greene * RTE 2fm *

Childrens Book of the Week - beautifully illustrated a perfect gift

-- Womans Way

the illustrations in the book are really wonderful you tell a great story fantastic should be on the curriculum

-- The Ryan Tubridy Show * RTE Radio 1 *

the perfect book for young girls who are looking for inspiration, looking for role models ... beautifully illustrated by Lauren ONeill

-- Virgin Medias Ireland AM

a book of extraordinary Irish women created by two great ones

-- Elaina Ryan, Childrens Books Ireland

If you want to feel inspired, read this book about trailblazing Irish women

-- evoke.ie

the list is wonderfully varied here are suffragists, scientists, artists, aviators, entrepreneurs and sportswomen, and their lives and achievements are energetically though thoughtfully summed up in Sarah Webbs text, one page per subject. A successful author of fiction, Webb gets the tone spot on, lively and engaging with a real sense of excitement and awe at the way her subjects negotiated the obstacles in their way to pioneer a trail for women. Lauren ONeills accompanying full page illustrations have equal amounts of vigour bringing these women to colourful life a book to inspire all readers

-- Books for Keeps

love the full page illustrations by Lauren O'Neill, which combine aspects of the achievements along with a portrait - cleverly done and a good way to stimulate discussion. Packed with fun, fascinating facts this book celebrates some of the trail blazers who have shaped the world we live in

-- Parents in Touch

an essential for every young girl on the Emerald Isle. It is so important to educate young women about our history and the women who paved the way for them in the past

-- Mummy Pages

the moving stories, stunning illustrations and empowering icons make this book a perfect guide for the future Mn na hireann. Blazing A Trail is written by the phenomenal Sarah Webb and features flawless illustrations by Lauren ONeill

-- Magic Mum

whether changing the world in a blaze of publicity or doing so quietly and largely unnoticed, the women featured in Blazing a Trail certainly provide inspiration for those who of making their own mark on the world in the future

-- Evening Echo

this interesting volume sets the record straight on a segment of Irishness that has sometimes been ignored

-- RTE Guide

Author Bio

Sarah Webb is an award-winning childrens writer. Her books include Blazing a Trail: Irish Women who Changed the World (illustrated by Lauren ONeill) and A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea: Favourite Rhymes from an Irish Childhood (illustrated by Steve McCarthy), both winners of Irish Book Awards. She runs creative writing clubs for young writers, reviews childrens books for the Irish Independent, and programmes childrens and family events for book festivals and MoLI (Museum of Literature Ireland). She also works part-time in a childrens bookshop. Passionate about bringing children and books together, Sarah was awarded the Childrens Books Ireland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Childrens Books in Ireland. Her latest novel for children is The Little Beekeeper of Henrietta Street (illustrated by Rachel Corcoran), set in Dubiln in 1911. www.sarahwebb.ie Lauren ONeill is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Dublin. Originally from Wexford, she moved to Dublin to study in NCAD and stayed. Her work has appeared across a wide variety of areas from advertising campaigns to storybooks and gallery exhibitions. She has illustrated Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels, winning the Childrens Books Ireland Merit Award for Illustration, and Blazing a Trail which won the Children's Book of the Year (senior) Irish Book Award in 2018. www.laurenipsum.ie