Amazing Athletes
- Narrator
- Ambreen Razia
- Publisher
- Frances Lincoln Children's Books
- Publish Date
- 1 December 2026
- Run Time
- 40 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Inspire your children to reach for gold with simple, engaging stories about the world’s most incredible athletes, to listen to at home or on the go.
These sportspeople started out as amateurs, but each had a dream of becoming the best, and with perseverance and passion broke records and barriers. Their journeys from young children to celebrated athletes are now available in audio format, including:
- Lewis Hamilton, a Formula One champion who has raced with Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren.
- Leo Messi, a World Cup-winning footballer who is often praised as ‘The Greatest of All Time’.
- Billie Jean King, a groundbreaking tennis player who won 39 Grand Slam titles.
- Michael Jordan, a legendary basketball player who played 15 seasons in the NBA.
- Usain Bolt, an extraordinary sprinter who won his first championship aged just 15.
- Simone Biles, an Olympic-gold-medal winning gymnast with multiple moves named after her.
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 offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats.
This audiobook is ideal for any young athletes curious about a sports career or simply just learning about their favourite icons. Listen at home or learn something new in the car or on holiday. An uplifting tape that will be replayed again and again. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
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Details
- Author
- Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
- Narrator
- Ambreen Razia
- Duration
- 40 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 December 2026
- ISBN
- 9781805705826
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Frances Lincoln Children's Books
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Sports and outdoor recreation, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Sports and outdoor recreation, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Synopsis
<P><B>Inspire your children to reach for gold with simple, engaging stories about the world’s most incredible athletes, to listen to at home or on the go.</B><br><br>These sportspeople started out as amateurs, but each had a dream of becoming the best, and with perseverance and passion broke records and barriers. Their journeys from young children to celebrated athletes are now available in audio format, including:</P><ul><li>Lewis Hamilton, a Formula One champion who has raced with Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren.</li><li>Leo Messi, a World Cup-winning footballer who is often praised as ‘The Greatest of All Time’.</li><li>Billie Jean King, a groundbreaking tennis player who won 39 Grand Slam titles.</li><li>Michael Jordan, a legendary basketball player who played 15 seasons in the NBA.</li><li>Usain Bolt, an extraordinary sprinter who won his first championship aged just 15.</li><li>Simone Biles, an Olympic-gold-medal winning gymnast with multiple moves named after her.</li></ul><P><I>Little People, BIG DREAMS</I> 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 <B>each began life as a child with a dream</B>. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats.</P><P>This audiobook is ideal for any <B>young athletes curious about a sports career</B> or simply <B>just learning about their favourite icons</B>. Listen at home or learn something new in the car or on holiday. An uplifting tape that will be replayed again and again. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!</P>
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