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Take children on an illuminating journey through the evolution of knowledge and communication with the debut non-fiction book by best-selling author Chris Haughton.. Discover how the ways we share and store information have shaped and changed the world in this utterly unique book for children aged 8-12. What is it that makes technology improve rather than stay static or even fall into decline? The answer is information.. Celebrate your child's curiosity in this book of information, offering:. - A beautiful look at the story of information; from the first languages and cave paintings through to how we communicate and record information today.- Content written by world famous and multi-award winning author and illustrator, Chris Haughton.- A global journey throughout history from the origination of language, how information has been passed on and recorded, how this has helped humans.
About the Author
Chris Haughton is an Irish designer and author living in London. He has published six books and one app. A BIT LOST (2010) has been translated into 23 languages and won 10 awards in 8 countries. In Holland, it won Dutch Picture Book of the Year 2012 and in Italy the Premio Andersen Award. OH NO GEORGE! (2012) won has won several award including the Junior Magazine Book of the Year. SHH! WE HAVE A PLAN (2014) won the AOI award for best Childrens Book in 2014. HAT MONKEY (iOS app) was nominated for the CYBILS awardGOODNIGHT EVERYONE (2016) was selected for the World Illustration Awards exhibition.DON'T WORRY LITTLE CRAB (2019) MAYBE... (2021) Visit Chris's site for free downloads and activity sheets:www.chrishaughton.comIn 2012, together with Akshay Sthapit he has co-founded a fair trade company in Nepal called NODE. It operates as a non profit and aims to connect the worlds best designers with fair trade organisations. For their first exhibition they asked 18 artists to each design a rug for the Design Museum in London. They are currently being sold online and through the Design Museum Shop.
