Great Lives in Graphics: Mozart is a graphic retelling of Mozart's story which gives children a colorful snapshot of his life and the world he grew up in, while educating them on everything from the history of music to the Age of Enlightenment. You may already know that Mozart was a child prodigy, but did you know that he had a pet starling? Or that his letters are full of rhyming poo jokes?
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.