Little Guides to Great Lives Books

Leonardo Da Vinci
Marie Curie
Amelia Earhart
Nelson Mandela
Charles Darwin
picture • 64 Pages
Leonardo Da Vinci
Book #1

Leonardo Da Vinci

Written by Isabel Thomas & illustrated by Katja Spitzer
7 - 11
Reading age
64
Page count
Jan 1, 2018
Publication date
Hardcover
$11.99
$11.39

Summary

Most famous as the painter who created the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci is also one of history’s greatest geniuses-he was a mathematician, architect, astronomer, scientist, and musician. and he even invented the helicopter! From artists to aviators and scientists to revolutionaries, Little Guides to Great Lives is a brand new series of small-format guides introducing children to the most inspirational figures from history in a fun, accessible way. Launching with Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Nelson Mandela, and Amelia Earhart, Little Guides to Great Lives tells the stories of the most amazing people from all over the world and across history, with full-color illustrations and fresh design to bring their incredible stories to life.

Little Guides to Great Lives Series

Published from 2018 - 2019
9 books
picture • 64 Pages
Leonardo Da Vinci
Hardcover
$11.99$11.39
picture • 64 Pages
Marie Curie
Hardcover
$11.99$11.39
picture • 64 Pages
Amelia Earhart
Hardcover
$11.99$11.39
chapter • 190 Pages
Nelson Mandela
Hardcover
$11.99$11.39
picture • 64 Pages
Charles Darwin
Hardcover
$11.99$11.39
picture • 64 Pages
Anne Frank
Hardcover
$11.99$11.39
picture • 64 Pages
Ferdinand Magellan
Hardcover
$11.99$11.39
picture • 64 Pages
Maya Angelou
Hardcover
$11.99$11.39
picture • 64 Pages
Stephen Hawking
Hardcover
$11.99$11.39

The Creatives Behind the Books

    Author
    Isabel Thomas

    Isabel Thomas studied Human Sciences at the University of Oxford. She is a science writer and children’s author who has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, the ASE Science Book of the Year, and the Blue Peter Book Awards. Isabel also writes for children’s science magazine Whizz Pop Bang, and for science outreach projects. She is a primary school governor and STEM Ambassador.

    Author
    Dan Green

    Dan Green is an award-winning children’s author who has sold millions of books worldwide. He specializes in all things scientific, from the periodic table and the human body, to rocks, space exploration and climate change. Living in London, he is a fan of jokes, traveling and dinosaurs!

    Author
    Danielle Jawando

    Danielle Jawando is a children’s author and screenwriter. Danielle’s short story Kyle’s City was broadcast by the BBC and her debut novel is out in 2020.

    Illustrator
    Katja Spitzer

    Katja Spitzer is a Berlin-based illustrator. Her many books include Quodlibet, which received a Gold Medal award from 3x3 magazine and two children’s books, How Many Legs? and Let’s Go Outside.

    Illustrator
    Anke Weckmann

    Anke Weckmann is a German-born freelance illustrator, who honed her craft at Camberwell College of Art and Kingston University. Her clients include the Times, the Guardian, and Time Out New York. She lives in London.

    Illustrator
    Dalia Adillon

    Dàlia Adillon studied Fine Art at the University of Barcelona and Illustration at Escola Massana in Barcelona.

    Illustrator
    Hannah Warren

    Hannah Warren is an award-winning illustrator, whose bold, colorful, and slightly whimsical illustrations reference retro design and travel posters from the 1960s. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art, Hannah has worked with an impressive list of clients, including Stella magazine, Phaidon, and Thames & Hudson. She lives in London.

    Illustrator
    Rachel Katstaller

    Rachel Katstaller is an illustrator and strategic designer from tiny tropical El Salvador. She graduated with honors as a strategic designer from the Escuela de Comunicación Mónica Herrera in 2013, and took up the Summer Residency in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City in the summer of 2014. Since then, Rachel has relocated to the Alps along with her cat, Hemingway.

    Illustrator
    Paola Escobar

    Paola Escobar, the illustrator of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, grew up traveling from town to town in Colombia. From a very young age she liked to draw the stories her grandmother Clara told about her ancestors, the countryside, and animals. Today, Paola is an illustrator who is passionate about telling stories of her own, having published with SM Spain, Planeta, Norma, and more. She lives very happily in Bogotá, Colombia, with her husband and their dog, Flora.

    Illustrator
    Snir Noa
    Illustrator
    Marianna Madriz

    Marianna Madriz is a freelance illustrator. Her clients include Creative Review, House of Illustration and The Eighty-Eight Journal.

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