Vigdís : a book about the world's first female president / Rán Flygenring ; translated by Jonas Moody.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flygenring, Rán, 1987- author, illustrator.

Contributor:

Moody, Jonas, translator.

Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Icelandic

Subjects (All):

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, 1930---Juvenile literature.

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, 1930-.

Women presidents--Iceland--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Presidents--Iceland--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Presidents--Iceland.

Women presidents.

Women--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Picture books.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

First North American edition.

Other Title:

Book about the world's first female president

Iceland presents... Vigdís

Place of Publication:

Basel [Switzerland] : Helvetiq, 2024.

Language Note:

In English, translated from the Icelandic.

Summary:

"Vigdís Finnbogadóttir made history in 1980 when she became the world's first woman to be democratically elected president. Her rise to Iceland's highest office caused ripples around the world, challenging the conservative ideas of older generations and inspiring girls and women to think big. In this acclaimed picture book by Rán Flygenring, readers are invited to join a young and imaginative writer-in-the-making, who pays an unforgettable visit to Vigdís and learns that Vigdís was also was the first single woman in Iceland to adopt a child and became a trailblazer in protecting the environment. The result is a touching story of the world becoming a better place, perfect for election year."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Title of the original Icelandic edition: Vigdís, bókin um fyrsta konuforsetann. First published in Icelandic by Angústúra, ©2019."

ISBN:

9783039640416

3039640410

OCLC:

1407213619