02613cam a2200409 i 4500 560121980 TxAuBib 20220607120000.0 210725s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781787081116 hardback 1787081117 hardback (OCoLC)1261471385 TxAuBib rda Guild of Master Craftsmen. Jane Austen : great lives in graphics / GMC Editors. [senior project editor, Susie Duff ; design, Tim Lambert, Matt Carr and Jo Chapman ; illustrations, Alex Bailey and Matt Carr]. Great lives in graphics : Jane Austen. Lewes : Button Books, 2021. 32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Great lives in graphics Great Lives in Graphics: Jane Austen is a graphic retelling of Jane’s story which gives children a colorful snapshot of her life and the world she grew up in, while educating them on everything from Regency culture to the wonders of storytelling. You may already know that Jane Austen was a writer, but did you know she was one of eight children? Or that she brewed her own? Great Lives in Graphics reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolor, presenting 250+ fascinating facts in a new and exciting way. 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 and young adults. The result is a colorful, fascinating and often surprising representation of that person’s life, work and legacy. Using timelines, maps, repeated motifs and many more beautiful and informative illustrations, readers learn not just about the main subject of the book but also about the cultural background of the time they lived in. 20220610. Austen, Jane 1775-1817 Pictorial works Juvenile literature. Austen, Jane 1775-1817. Pictorial works. Duff, Susie, editor. Lambert, Tim, designer. Chapman, Jo, designer. Carr, Matt, 1971-, designer. Bailey, Alex, illustrators. Great lives in graphics.