100 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great

Beautifully-illustrated and written, this lively, engaging book celebrates the lives of talented individuals who came to the UK and built a sparkling new life here. From Hans Holbein to Marie Tussaud, Mary Seacole to Mo Farah, find out the real stories of people recognizable to children and adults alike, and other quieter individuals, who have shaped our lives from business to food to medicine. Discover how: • Refugee Michael Marks founded Marks & Spencer • Banker Charles Yerkes built the London Underground • Scientist Ernst Chain developed life-saving penicillin • Activist Claudia Jones launched the Notting Hill Carnival Each individual is celebrated with an original illustration and a short biography. Many showed grit to make their mark on Britain after fleeing persecution or war abroad. All achieved their success through talent and hard work. 100 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great is a stirring gift for any teenager curious about how modern Britain came into being. This book is an ideal accompaniment to Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, 100 Great Black Britons and Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World. The introduction is by Bonnie Greer, the Chicago-born playwright and cultural commentator. Buy the book and start reading Incredible Individuals Featured Ade Adepitan Alan Yau Alec Issigonis Alek Wek Alf Dubs András Schiff Anish Kapoor Anna Freud Arthur Wharton Barbara Cooper Bernard Katz Bushra Nasir Carlos Acosta Caroline Herschel Charles Kao Charles Yerkes Charlotte Auerbach Claudia Jones Claus Moser Connie Mark Deborah Doniach Dennis Gabor Dietrich Ku¨chemann Doreen Lawrence Edith Bu¨lbring Emma Orczy Erich Reich Ernst Chain Ernst Gombrich Eugène Rimmel Fanny Eaton Freddie Mercury George Frideric Handel George Weidenfeld Gina Miller Graeme Hick Hans Holbein Hans Krebs Harry Gordon Selfridge Henry Wellcome Ida Copeland Ida Freund Ira Aldridge Iris Murdoch Isaiah Berlin Jacob Epstein Jimi Hendrix Joan Armatrading Johanna Weber John Barnes John Edmonstone Joseph Conrad Joseph Rotblat Judith Kerr Karan Bilimoria Karel Kuttelwascher Krystyna Skarbek Kylie Minogue Lew Grade Lucian Freud Ludwig Goldscheider Ludwig Guttmann Magdi Yacoub Malala Yousafzai Marc Isambard Brunel Margaret Busby Marie Tussaud Mary Prince Mary Seacole Maureen Dunlop de Popp Michael Marks Mo Farah Mona Hatoum Montague Burton Moses Montefiore Nasser Hussain Oscar Nemon Parveen Kumar Peter Porter Prince Albert Raheem Sterling Richard Rogers Sake Dean Mahomed Shanta Pathak Sislin Fay Allen Solly Zuckerman Stelios Haji-Ioannou Steve Shirley Stuart Hall TS Eliot Tessa Sanderson Trevor McDonald Valerie Amos Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Vera Atkins Violette Szabo William Butement Yasmin Qureshi Yvonne Thompson Zaha Hadid Buy the book and start reading