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Pollard’s very personal journey through the genre throws up innumerable fascinating facts and fuzzy nostalgic memories. Yet Fierce Bad Rabbits is unafraid to probe the darker aspects of these superficially sweet stories and analyse the fascinating, flawed individuals who created such iconic works.
A great gift for any adult with an interest in children’s books.
Translated from the French (Nous, notre Histoire 2014) and now presented in The New York Review Children’s Collection, this history book is notable for taking a consciously inclusive approach, adopting a first person plural point of view, and assuming the voices of Romans, Sumerians and ancient prophets, underscoring the fact that every human being has the same origins.
The author is an executive producer with the BBC Natural History Unit based in Bristol. He has published over 100 books on wildlife, science and travel.
This large-format, highly illustrated book guides readers through the key aspects of the human story, from the anatomical changes that allowed us to walk upright and increased brain size in our ancestors, to the social, cultural and economic developments of our more recent cousins and our own species. Along the way, focus spreads take a closer look at some of the key species in our history, from the ancient Australopithecus Afarensis, ‘Lucy’, to our recent cousins the Neanderthals and ourselves, Homo sapiens.
This is a quality non-fiction children’s title, excellent both for school and home libraries. It would also make a fine gift for any curious child aged 6 – 10.
Illustrator website: https://hannah-bailey.co.uk
Instagram; @hannahruthbailey88
I would have pounced on this book when I was a boy. There was a period when I was around 9 and 10 that all I borrowed from the library in Wembley were books that told stories about explorers. True stories told in the style of adventures, just like this book.
In the centre there are eight pages of black-and-white photos. The frontispiece maps and character identification illustration is by Sarah Lippett.
The author’s previous book, Into The White, was about Captain Scott.
This title publishes September 2019.
Fourteen joyous, funny and life-affirming essays about growing up from gal-dem’s talented writers. gal-dem, the award-winning online and print magazine, is created by women and non-binary people of colour. In this thought-provoking and moving collection of fourteen essays, gal-dem’s writers use raw material from their teenage years – diaries, poems and chat histories – to give advice to their younger selves and those growing up today. gal-dem have been praised by the Guardian for being “the agents of change we need”, and these essays tackle important subjects including race, gender, mental health and activism, making this essential reading for any young person.
Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
Welcome to the story of our Moon – a story of Moon dust and Moon rabbits, cheese and astronauts, deep thoughts and bold plans. Read, dream and wonder as you discover ancient legends about the Moon’s creation, meet the very first astronomers and learn about the Space Race.
An illustrated tour of our planet’s ecosystems both large and small, from reefs, deserts and rainforests to a single drop of water – from the bestselling author of Women in Science.
Written by the critically acclaimed TV and radio presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff and illustrated by the wonderful Jill Calder, this stunning book will have you diving into the deepest depths of the blue, exploring the astounding seas and oceans that cover our planet and discovering the amazing animals that populate our waters, including the largest living animal: the blue whale.
Travel through 25 scenes in fashion history, circling the globe with your two young stylish travel companions – one boy and one girl, dressed the part in every picture. Each lavishly illustrated scene captures the mood and style of a unique time and place, accompanied by a trove of fashion history facts.
Illustrator website: https://www.cynthiakittler.com
Cynthia Kittler is a German illustrator whose work has appeared in a vast range of publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times, Die Zeith and Der Spiegel.
A book equally at home in a school library, achild’s bedroom, a fashion student’s bookshelf or on anyone’s coffee table.