Historical

Sam Caldwell – History’s BIGGEST Show-offs

This fabulous book from Happy Yak / Quarto takes young readers on a tour of some of history’s greatest show-offs, from wealthy kings and queens who loved to splash the cash to masterful musicians who weren’t shy about their talents or brilliant artists who could not stop telling others how great they were.

Featuring long-dead leaders, artists, musicians and more, from all around the world, the snappy facts are paired with humorous character illustrations from the brilliant Sam Caldwell for maximum hilarity.

‘History’s BIGGEST Show-offs: The boldest, bravest and brainiest people of all time’ is available this month.

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Srdjan Vidakovic – The Witcher

Fans of The Witcher series will love the fabulous decorative elements Srdjan designed for the cover & internal chapters of their official cookbook, published by Ten Speed Press.

His inspiration came from game design, eastern Europe folklore, alchemy, medieval architecture, and Scandinavian motifs.

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Laura Catalan – Time Travel at Puddle Lane

Laura has created the beautiful cover & internal black & white artwork for ‘Time Travel at Puddle Lane’, an exciting middle grade adventure, ideal for fans of Horrible Histories.

The librarian at Ariella and Yosef’s school loves History. She even has a collection of historical objects in the library. When she starts acting strangely, Ariella and Yosef can’t resist investigating. Transported back to Georgian London, how will they get back home? This thrilling story is available now from Bloomsbury.

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Sam Dawson – Queen & Castle

Legendary adventures await in this captivating new cover illustration & supporting interior art by Sam Dawson.

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Laura Catalan – Les Enfants de la Balme

Laura has illustrated ‘Les Enfants de la Balme’, a new historical middle grade series from Editions Mame set in June 1940.

In the small village of La Balme, the lives of Philippe, Marie and their cousin Paul are turned upside down by the Second World War. Obey or resist, everyone will have to make a choice.

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Daniel Nelson – WW2

Daniel expands his engaging editorial portfolio with a series of WW2 images including this RAF pilot and iconic Avro Lancaster, the most successful British heavy bomber of the war.

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Laura Catalan – Anne of Green Gables

Timeless children’s classic, ‘Anne of Green Gables’ illustrated by Laura Catalan for Editorial Bruño.

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Christiane Engel – Movement and Migration

There are numerous reasons why people move and migrate: to escape from war, conflict, natural disasters, poverty, or famine. Driven by a desire to find a safer place for their families in a country that offers better education, healthcare & a more stable economy.

Everyone in Britain has migrants in their family history – even if they have to travel back thousands of years to find them. From the Ice Age to the present day, find out how the movement of people to and from Britain has shaped the UK.

‘Movement and Migration’ illustrated by Christiane Engel is available from Oxford University Press.

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Ario Murti – SuperScience magazine

Scholastic’s SuperScience magazine commissioned Ario Murti to illustrate a story about Grace Hopper, a computer scientist that invented COBOL, one of the first computer languages.

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Victor Medina – Dig & Discover series

Victor‘s stunning artwork can be enjoyed in a fabulous new series called ‘Dig and Discover’ from Quarto.

Children will learn fascinating facts about Ancient History, Dinosaurs and the Deep Dark Sea.

Available March 2022.

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