Little People, Big Dreams: Corazon Aquino - Isabel Sanchez Vegara

This inspiring little biography of Corazon Aquino tells the story of the first female president of the Philippines. Young Cory was a shy, studious child but with a great sense of justice. As a young woman, she and her family spoke out against the unjust leader ruining their country. Showing her bravery and honesty, she led the revolution that ended the dictator's rule and became the president herself. 

The Little People, Big Dreams books series portrays the inspiring lives of artists, designers, activists and scientists in a super-accessible way with sweet illustrations and by focusing on when they started out as children with a dream and by focusing on when they started out as children with a dream. Each book has a biographical timeline with historical photographs and extra facts, too.