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PUBLISHER: Wide Eyed Editions
FORMAT: Hardback
ISBN: 9781847809933
RRP: £17.99
PAGES: 112
PUBLICATION DATE:
August 29, 2018
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Curiositree: Human World: A visual history of humankind
AJ Wood
Mike Jolley
Andres Lozano
CHOOSE YOUR OWN LEARNING ADVENTURE with Curiositree, a new series of visually compelling information charts. In the second title, Human World, discover the myriad reasons why humans have become the most successful species on the planet. Travel from our earliest beginnings to the modern day, and discover how our evolution is interconnected by following the arrows that link to charts on related topics throughout the book. Including the development of farming, the origins of writing, religion, trade, weapons and armour, the first cities and the growth of technology in the modern age, this visual compendium of wonders from the mind of man is full of fascinating information for curious young readers.
AJ Wood
AMANDA WOOD began her career in illustration at the Natural History Museum, and went on to be the founding Editor and Publisher of Templar for more than 30 years. In her time there, she published and nurtured numerous Greenaway winners, and edited and wrote groundbreaking series such as The Ologies, which have sold over 19 million-copies worldwide. Today she writes and runs her own small press from her home in Surrey.Mike Jolley has worked as an Art Director in children’s books for over 25 years. He also sells artwork made from found objects, under the name `Box 2′. It was during one of his many junk shop visits that the idea of using midcentury school information charts for Curiositree first took shape. He lives on a cliff overlooking the English Channel.ANDRES LOZANO is an illustrator from Madrid, who currently lives in London. He lists his inspirations as nature, architecture, Franco-Belgian comics and film noir. His work is characterised by overlayed colours, textures and strong line work. He has worked with The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Sunday Times, and Anorak.