Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Alastair Humphreys (Author)
Alastair Humphreys is an English adventurer, author and motivational speaker. Over a four-year period he bicycled 46,000 miles around the world. He was a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year in 2012. He is responsible for the rise of the idea of the microadventure - short, local, accessible adventures. He has written several books including Alastair Humphreys' Great Adventurers, published by Big Picture Press, which won the Ordnance Survey Children's Travel Book Of The Year 2019.
Kevin Ward (Illustrator)
Kevin Ward is a Canadian illustrator living in Madrid. He has created editorial illustrations, comics, books, animation, story games and is drawn to curious histories and travel.
He is the illustrator of Alastair Humphreys' Great Adventurers (Big Picture Press), which was awarded the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year, the ALCS Educational Writers Award and the Teach Primary Book Award for non-fiction.
His picture book work was also selected for exhibition at the 2017 Bologna Children's Book Fair.
This lively, illustrated guide to 20 of the world's most impressive explorers, past and present, is a joyful read for those aged seven and up.
National Geographic Traveller
A Book about adventurers that seems like an adventure to read. A lovely mix of illustration styles and exciting comic strips that made me hungry to turn the page.
Teach Primary
It's easy to see why it made the Education Awards shortlist.
Writers Know How
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Alastair Humphreys (Author)
Alastair Humphreys is an English adventurer, author and motivational speaker. Over a four-year period he bicycled 46,000 miles around the world. He was a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year in 2012. He is responsible for the rise of the idea of the microadventure - short, local, accessible adventures. He has written several books including Alastair Humphreys' Great Adventurers, published by Big Picture Press, which won the Ordnance Survey Children's Travel Book Of The Year 2019.
Kevin Ward (Illustrator)
Kevin Ward is a Canadian illustrator living in Madrid. He has created editorial illustrations, comics, books, animation, story games and is drawn to curious histories and travel.
He is the illustrator of Alastair Humphreys' Great Adventurers (Big Picture Press), which was awarded the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year, the ALCS Educational Writers Award and the Teach Primary Book Award for non-fiction.
His picture book work was also selected for exhibition at the 2017 Bologna Children's Book Fair.