This was a really interesting and quirky book looking at some inspirational people that children can aspire to.

Cute concept that will introduce young readers to a variety of visionaries. My favorite thing about reading this book is that it helped me learn about people I had never heard of before!

What I liked about this book was how the information is presented. It’s not overwhelming but in those smaller information chunks like in books such as The History of Colours. Also the history and accomplishment range of men and women are discussed in this book is extremeley varied. Yes, there are a few people in there that you always see pop up in books but there are many lesser known people included as well. Not only that but this books includes various cultures achieving very different things which really helps to break down stereotypes.

This is a diverse book which suits any classroom. The topics included are so varied that it would work well as book that you read 1 page/person a day and perhaps have the students reflect on the person, what they did, as well how it may/may not be relevant to them – this allows for many Text-To-Self and Text-to-World connections to be made.

The People Awards by Lily Murray celebrates 29 men and women from across the world who have achieved something great. Each person is given an award—the Curiosity Award for Einstein, the Saving Lives Award to Louis Pasteur—and their bio introduces them very briefly along with the reasons why they have won their award. Each bio is illustrated with a portrait of the person, and their second page is designed to look like a collection of photographs showing them at important moments of their lives.

This was probably my least favorite of the bunch. I wasn’t taken with the art style and I felt that the lack of any particular focus such as women, Australians, musicians, etc meant that the book was rather haphazard and unfocused. The people were introduced at random instead of being in chronological or any other kind of order, and were simply too much of a mixed bag—why these particular people out of so many possible choices?

The Awards were often oddly specific too—J.K. Rowling won the Most Magical Muggle Award, Marie Curie the X-Ray award, and Pele the 1279 Goals Award. No one else is going to be eligible to “win” these, so they end up feeling less like an award and more an excuse to include them. I would have preferred to see a set of vaguer awards—scientific achievement, athletic achievement, etc—with a person chosen to win these from all those who would be eligible, although choosing a single person to win such prizes when your pool of potential winners isn’t narrowed down by the focus of the book and instead includes everybody who has ever lived presents its own challenge.

The book does do a good job of including people from a range of nationalities, although people of color are once again significantly outnumbered by whites. There were also some names included here that I haven’t seen in the other books, such as Olaudah Equiano, Vincent Lingiari, and Mary Anning, but these just couldn’t make up for the overly random nature of the book.

I have the highest praise for Illustrator Ana Albero; I think it's phenomenal that, while stylized, still able to capture the likeliness of the people. Super impressed that I was able to identify quite a few people without reading the label, and I'm not even that good at matching faces with famous people! Job well done! Overall, nicely compiled. Great book since I've not been up to date with world-wide famous people, so this is book is very helpful!

A gentle look at various figures throughout history under the guise of an award show honoring a diverse selection of people. A variety of genders, places of origin, historical times, and jobs are represented, including both typical and unusual selections. Though, at times, simplicity is favored over true accuracy, young historians will love this broad taste into a variety of people, accompanied by lovely illustrations that capture different moments of each figure's life.

A look at important people through the ages- from Sappho to Beethoven to Malala Yousafzai. Many were given their own two page spread with life history and major accomplishments. Others were listed in groups, with a simple sentence or two telling their most important deed. My cubs and I read this together. For the older ones, it got them interested in learning more about some of the people mentioned. A perfect gift for kids interested in history. I appreciated that the people spanned centuries, both male and female, and they were from all over the world. There are some people I would have liked to have seen, but there was only so much space, yeah?

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

The People Awards gives an introduction to the lives of many well known and lesser known inspirational figures. Written in an engaging way with a short biography, key bullet points and bright pictures, I learned about some people I'd never heard of and was keen to find out more. I also learned lesser known facts about some people I thought I knew a lot about!

I'd recommend this to anyone who was looking to learn more about figures who had inspired people and events throughout history. It provides a great introduction to figures and would be a brilliant starting point for research.

When we do our homeschool work, we often come across a lot of people throughout history Ana wants to know about. Cleopatra is a favorite as well as Gandhi (since we studied India) but the amount of age appropriate resources out there are slim. We love the Ordinary People Change the World series by Brad Meltzer, but sometimes they get a little lengthy and we don't always need an in depth study, but a quick reference. That's was The People Awards is so great for!

The People Awards contains 50 people who are major factors in making the world a better place throughout history and at the end, there's a timeline so you can see the sequencing of all the people they cover. They hit the big timers like Cleopatra, Gandhi, Anne Franks, and Einstein, but I LOVED the obscure people they covered. Ellen DeGeneres, Maria Montessori, Louis Pasteur, and even Bowie. It was amazing to read to Ana about current people who have made a difference and from a variety of walks in life.

On each two page spread, there is a beautiful, but very accurate cartoon portrait of the person, a lifespan and birthplace, a profession category, and an award the author gives each one. Einstein receives the "Curiosity Award" and Tereshkova receives the "Space Woman Award" etc. There's a bio on them that is short, interesting, to the point, and covers their major contribution to society. Then there are a couple more illustrations detailing interesting facts about them or parts of their lives. It holds Ana's attention perfectly and answers a lot of her questions about the person.

We loved everything about this book and are adding it into our "go to" reference books for our homeschooling. It's a great way to introduce a new person to a curriculum and not overwhelm kids with information about a person in history. The illustrations are gorgeous, detailed, and very interesting for everyone reading it!

'The People Awards' by Lily Murray with art by Ana Albero is presented like an awards show. The recipients feel a bit quirky in their choice, but I don't think this is a bad thing.

In the pages of this book, the reader will learn a little about people like Albert Einstein, Valentina Tershkova, Vincent Lingiari and many others. Each person has a short biography, and a made up award that relates to them. Wangari Maathai gets 'The Stand Up For What You Believe In Award' for founding the Green Belt movement in Kenya. Trischa Zorn gets 'The Amazing Athlete Award' for winning medals in the Paralympics. There are people I've heard of and people I had never heard of.

The book shows the range of things people can do from stopping slavery (like Abraham Lincoln) to just being yourself (like David Bowie). It feels like a pretty random collection, but it feels inclusive and global in nature. The illustrations are fun and the text is easy to read and learn from.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest reivew. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

If there was some criteria to how these selections were made, it eludes me. While I appreciate Ellen DeGeneres and what she’s accomplished, she’s next to Nelson Mandela. Cleopatra and Pele are another curious pairing.
Every entry receives an award; Abraham Lincoln gets the “Stopping slavery” award, so you can see how specific this gets. Nobel gets the “giving out prizes” award.
Lots of interesting stories, but nothing stands out.

"The People Awards" uses an interesting concept, the award ceremony, to present young readers with a list of some famous people throughout human history. "Winners" are chosen from all over the world, from ancient to present time.

The award idea is a nice gimmick to engage young minds but some awards are odd (i.e. the "bad-tempered" music genius award to Beethoven?) Nonetheless, the focus isn't much on the award titles given but more on the contributions these people have made to impact the world around us; some strange reward titles, therefore, do not bother me much.

The text are written in very simple and plain language. For older readers, "The People Awards" definitely can captivate young minds with hours of interesting information. At the end of each award given, the author adds a nice touch by inserting recaps of reasons for these people to receiving their awards. This is a nice feature because as a parent of a young toddler, I do not have to get into too much reading but to tell him directly the contributions these people have made. Nice illustrations also reinforce the ideas to readers effectively.

4.5 stars! Probably one of the best among the mini-biographies written for young children. Just a word of caution, parents should read the book first themselves because I am sure parents mostly would not agree with every choices chosen by the author/editor. Overall, "The People Awards" is a great book for all ages. Highly recommend.

This wonderful book celebrates people from all over the world, past and present, who have achieved great things in art, literature, science, exploration, athletics, philosophy and much more. Each page has a brief bio, details of the accomplishments and colorful graphics. Some people were known to me but many were new and surprising and I actually learned quite a bit. This would make a great addition to a classroom or home library for education and inspiration!

Thank you Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens

Creative -- yes. Educational -- yes. Interesting -- yes. Recommended -- yes. This is a wonderful book and everything about it is fantastic. The design creates a wonderful read and easy access to the information -- is really is a perfect informational book -- great cross of informational and interesting.

Reading this as an adult, I kept stopping and looking up various people that I had no idea who they were. This is a really interesting look at an incredibly wide range of historical figures from wide variety of backgrounds. As a teacher, I would use this book when looking at historical characters, heroes, those who impacted our world etc. This could also be a starting point for writing biographies or doing presentations. The list of people highlighted is huge and ranges from the obvious (Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Madela, Malala Yousafzai etc.) to very obscure (Ana Nzinga, Wangari Maathai, Hanae Mori etc.) as well as from various walks of life. There are artists, scientists, musicians, athletes, politicians and humanitarians. I loved how they were presented by receiving an award. Another great book for children in junior grades. A wonderful addition to a school library. Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens generously provided me with this book to read.

I reviewed this book for Lincoln Children’s Books. It’s a diverse collection of mini biographies on influential people from throughout history. I really thought it was well put together with great illustrations! I will be purchasing this for my classroom!

Thank you to the author, Lily Murray, and to the publisher, Quarto Publishing Group, for coming up with this book. Although this is intended for young readers, I really had a great time reading the amazing life story and contributions of some of the heroes included in this children's book.

The People Awards enlists some of the notable athletes, cosmonaut, writers, artists, activists, scientists, inventors, and presidents who made a mark in their respective fields. One remarkable trivia that I've learned from this book is that the famous tongue-twister, "She sells seashells on the seashore," was inspired by Mary Anning, and I reckon a lot of people are not also aware of it.

I've learned a lot from reading this because it is quite informative and that the cute illustrations are eye-catching too. This book is highly recommended to anyone because not it's only educational but also of how the life stories of these remarkable people are inspirational.

This book would be great for a middle grade classroom. The reading level is higher than most picture books, but it's packed with great information. The book features a diverse cast of notable people from different backgrounds. Almost every race, culture, gender, etc. is represented, which is much needed in children's publishing. Too often, we hear about the same 10 or 15 people over and over throughout primary grades, so this book is a breath of fresh air. This book would make a great gift.

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THE PEOPLE AWARDS with gorgeous art by Ana Albero should win an award itself for the best way to teach history. Short bios with compelling text make this a fresh way to acquaint readers with 50 top history makers and their accomplishments. Highly recommended!

Grateful to the Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens and NetGalley for the early copy, in exchange for my true review.

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Another amazing book tailored for little folk from Quarto publishing.
I loved the illustration style very much, and although there are too many names for children to absorb in this book, they will find someone that's passionate about the similar things to themselves and will be an unforgettable and inspirational read for young ones, for sure.