Publisher's Synopsis
Key selling points
We have all heard of famous people like Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Cleopatra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and William Shakespeare. But what do we know about their childhoods? The Childhoods of Famous People is a unique title that charts the early years of great personalities and presents them to young readers in a no less unique, highly attractive form - that of one big puzzle. In this way, readers learn the essentials about childhoods of the famous by pulling together items of information, so figuring out - from short captions attached to cheery illustrations - which famous person each chapter is about. The correct answers can be found under the flap.
Competition: What is the competition, and how does this book better it?
This brand-new book contains up-to-date information presented in interactive form - by figuring out its puzzles, the child reader learns through play. The book is complemented with modern bubble-head illustrations.
News tie-in/current relevance
This book works with the latest information about historical figures to set them in the context of the modern day. There is particular emphasis on diversity in terms of gender and nationality.
Notable author, series, illustrator, other contributor, or blurber
Author/illustrator Tomas Tuma has long been well known in his Czech homeland. Now his unconventional visual style and simple, humorous writing can appeal to readers all over the world.
Notable elements:
Book pages are expanded by flaps containing puzzles and tests, so drawing the reader into the story.
