Fantastically Great Women Series

by Kate Pankhurst

(160 reviews)

The Fantastically Great Women picture book series is empowering, inspiring and FUN! Now a series comprising fiction books for older readers, journals, activity books and even a major pop musical in London, the award-winning books in this series have truly changed the world for the better.

Written by a direct descendant of Emmeline Pankhurst, it's no surprise how revolutionary Kate Pankhurs's books have become since they were first published. Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World is a picture book about courageous and trailblazing women who were not afraid to stand up for themselves and for others, thanks to their unique skills and talent. The picture book struck a chord, and the author was inspired to write more books about women who made their mark in the world.

Fly high with incredible explorer and pilot Amelia Earhart, fight for your rights with legendary civil rights activist Rosa Parks, blast into space with astronaut Valentina Tereshkova, become a mighty Egyptian pharaoh with the powerful Hatshepsut and Make brilliant scientific discoveries with Rosalind Franklin!

But the adventures don't end here. For readers ages 7+, the Fantastically Great Women series has extended to an early chapter books series, with Fantastically Great Women: Scientists and Their Stories and Fantastically Great Women Artists and Their Stories.

For readers wanting to engage more with each woman's unique story of courage, there are accompanying activity books for each picture book in the series.

And you can also keep your fantastically great thoughts in the Fantastically Great Women: A Big Ideas Notebook. Or send something special to a fantastically great woman in your life with the 100 postcards.

This is the perfect series for anyone who loves reading about history and girl power, especially books like the Little People, Big Dreams books, the Anthology of Amazing Women and the Women in series. If you love reading about historical figures, you will also not want to miss our blog post about The Best Biographies for Kids, with so many more book recommendations, our specialty!

And finally, Kate Pankhurst is an amazing writer and illustrator. Do check out her Mariella Mystery series for readers ages 7+ and her latest non-fiction picture book, We Are All Astronauts.

Love this series? Check out our list of the Best Non-Fiction Series for 5 and 6 year olds

All the Fantastically Great Women books in order:

Book 1: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World (2016)
Book 2: Fantastically Great Women Who Made History (2018)
Book 3: Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders (2019)
Book 4: Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet (2020)
Book 5: Fantastically Great Women: True Stories of Ambition, Adventure and Bravery (2021)

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Book 1

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World: A fantastic Christmas gift for any child who dreams of changing the world!

Book 1

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World: A fantastic Christmas gift for any child who dreams of changing the world!

Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than ... MoreFantastically Great Women Who Changed The World: A fantastic Christmas gift for any child who dreams of changing the world!

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Book 3

Fantastically Great Women Who Made History: A fantastic gift for any child who dreams of shaping the future!

Book 3

Fantastically Great Women Who Made History: A fantastic gift for any child who dreams of shaping the future!

'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN'It's hard to imagine any group of primar... MoreFantastically Great Women Who Made History: A fantastic gift for any child who dreams of shaping the future!

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Book 4

Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders

Book 4

Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders

'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN 'It's hard to imagine any group of prima... MoreFantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders

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Book 5

Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet: As Seen on Blue Peter!

Book 5

Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet: As Seen on Blue Peter!

'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN'It's hard to imagine any group of primar... MoreFantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet: As Seen on Blue Peter!

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Book 6