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Jenni Pääskysaari (b. 1975) is a TV and radio journalist, a producer and an author of five inspirational books. Matti Pikkujämsä (b. 1976) is an award-winning Finnish artist and illustrator, who won the first Illustrator of the Year award in 2019.
Moments Before the World Changed (Hetki ennen kuin maailma muuttui) Age 6+ | 80 pages | Otava | 2019
What happened when a boy with stage fright received a guitar and overcame his fears? How did a disobedient girl on a bus start a battle for human rights? Who were the first creatures on the dark side of the Moon? It turns out we didn’t know all about Elvis. Rosa Parks’ story is familiar to us, but who has heard about Claudette Colvin? Laika the Dog has gone down in history but not the turtles who paved the way for the Moon landing. The familiar format of Rebel stories introduces us carefully researched, less-known moments in history that changed the course of events, in bedtime size bites for everyone.
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Jenni Pääskysaari and Matti Pikkujämsä / Non-fiction
