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The Great Lives in Graphics series is a new way of looking at the lives of famous and influential people. It takes the essential dates and achievements of each person’s life, mixes them with lesser-known facts and trivia, and uses infographics to show them in a fresh visual way that is genuinely engaging for children…
Using bright infographics, this book presents over 250 facts about Cleopatra’s life. Queen of Egypt, she was clever (she could speak nine languages) and beautiful. This graphic retelling of her story gives children a colorful snapshot of her life and the world she grew up in, while educating them on everything from the Romans to…
Using colorful infographics, this book presents over 250 facts about Martin Luther King Jr, a minister who campaigned for the rights of African Americans during America’s Civil Rights Movement. This graphic retelling of his story gives children a visual snapshot of his life and the world he grew up in, while educating them on everything…
Great Lives in Graphics reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolor, presenting 250+ fascinating facts in a new and exciting way. Using bright infographics, this book presents over 250 facts about Stephen Hawking, the world-famous theoretical physicist and cosmologist and author of bestselling books on science. This graphic retelling of his story gives…
Great Lives in Graphics: Jane Austen reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolor, presenting 250+ fascinating facts in a new and exciting way.You may already know that Jane Austen was a writer, but did you know that she was one of eight children? Or that she brewed her own beer? The graphic retelling…
Great Lives in Graphics: Leonardo Da Vinci is a graphic retelling of Leonardo’s story that gives children a colorful snapshot of his life and the world in which he grew up while educating them on everything from the Renaissance to the magic of creativity. You may already know that Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona…
Great Lives in Graphics: Nikola Tesla reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolor, presenting 250+ fascinating facts in a new and exciting way. You may already know that Nikola Tesla was an electrical engineer, but did you know that he was born during a lightning storm? Or that he had a phobia of…
Great Lives in Graphics: Frida Kahlo reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolor, presenting 250+ fascinating facts in a new and exciting way. You may already know that Frida Kahlo was an artist, but did you know she lived in a bright blue house? Or that she owned two pet spider monkeys? The…
Great Lives in Graphics: Mozart reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolor, presenting 250+ fascinating facts in a new and exciting way. You may already know that Mozart was a child prodigy, but did you know that he had a pet starling? Or that his letters are full of rhyming poo jokes? The…
Great Lives in Graphics: Albert Einstein reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolor, presenting 250+ fascinating facts in a new and exciting way. You may already know that Albert Einstein was a scientist, but did you know he never wore socks? Or that he had a violin named Lina? This graphic retelling of…
Factology: Ancient Egypt is a fact-packed introduction to this iconic time in history, presented in maps, timelines, diagrams and statistics. Did you know that the pyramids of Giza were once covered in a white casing made of glimmering limestone that was so polished it would reflect the Sun’s rays? Discover the truth about this early…
Factology: Bugs is a fact-packed introduction to insects presented in maps, timelines, diagrams and statistics. Did you know that 90% of all animal species on Earth are insects? For 400 million years bugs have thrived on Earth and in this full-to-bursting volume we’re introducing you to lots of them! From web-spinning arachnids to masters of…
Great Lives in Graphics: Marie Curie is a graphic retelling of Curie’s story, which gives children a visual snapshot of her life and the world she grew up in a while educating them on everything from how radioactivity works to the importance of self-belief. You may already know that Marie Curie was a scientific genius…
Factology: The Human Body is a fact-packed introduction to anatomy presented in maps, timelines, diagrams and statistics. Did you know there are more nerve cells in your body than stars in the Milky Way? Tour the world’s most incredible living machine: the human body. You’re a magnificent mass of weird and wonderful cells (and smells!),…
Space: Open Up a World of Information! Factology: Space is a fact-packed introduction to astronomy presented in maps, timelines, diagrams and statistics. Did you know that the planet Saturn’s famous rings are made from individual ice chunks each about the size of a house? Blast through Earth’s atmosphere on a mission to learn everything you…
Great Lives in Graphics: Mandela is a graphic retelling of Mandela’s story which giveschildren a visual snapshot of his life and long fight for freedom, whileeducating them on everything from the history of racial segregation to theimportance of equality. You may already know that Nelson Mandela endedapartheid in South Africa and became the country’s first…
