Page 92 - Sterling 2020

SERIES HEADER
Biography KIDS IN HISTORY

What were some of the world’s most famous people like when they were kids? This fresh and fun new series
gives young readers a peek into the childhoods of history’s most fascinating figures— including the gruesome
and ghastly bits! Stunning comic strips, fact boxes, and timelines bring these stories to life.

Albert Einstein MARCH 2020
by Roger Canavan, illustrated by Damian Zain ISBN 9781912904778
$8.95 ($11.95 CAN)
Albert Einstein revolutionized our understanding of reality, and with this PB • 152 PP
engaging biography young readers can discover more about the childhood world (b/w illus. throughout)
5 × 7 3/4
of this scientific genius. It captures Einstein’s formative experiences as a boy in Ages 8 and UP
Germany—including the Jewish community surrounding him, his difficult time CQ 60
alone at boarding school, and the beginnings of his brilliant career. US/Can
Book House
ROGER CANAVAN is an award-winning author of more than 60 books for young
readers, covering science and other nonfiction subjects.

COVER NOT FINAL

Helen Keller MARCH 2020
by Barbara Catchpole, illustrated by Damian Zain ISBN 9781912904761
$8.95 ($11.95 CAN)
Left blind and deaf from a childhood illness, Helen Keller broke barriers, learn- PB • 152 PP
ing sign language and eventually becoming the first person with her disability (b/w illus. throughout)
to earn a Bachelor of Arts. This fast-paced and fascinating account of her early 5 × 7 3/4
Ages 8 and UP
life details her inspiring journey towards being able to communicate with those CQ 60
around her and spread a message of tolerance and understanding. US/Can
Book House
BARBARA CATCHPOLE was an English and Special Needs teacher before
becoming a full-time writer of children’s books, including the titles in the pop-
ular PIG fiction series.
COVER NOT FINAL

Mary, Queen of Scots MARCH 2020
by Fiona Macdonald, illustrated by Damian Zain ISBN 9781912537976
$8.95 ($11.95 CAN)
By the time she was a year old, Mary, Queen of Scots had faced everything from PB • 152 PP
deadly illness to the threat of kidnapping. She was even engaged to a six-year- (b/w illus. throughout)
old prince! This thrilling biography of the future queen explores all the import- 5 × 7 3/4
ant events from her childhood, including her dangerous escape from Scotland, Ages 8 and UP
marriage into the French royal family, and a young adulthood beset with disas- CQ 60
US/Can
ters and deaths. Book House
FIONA MACDONALD studied history at Cambridge University and at the
University of East Anglia. She has taught in schools and universities, and is the
COVER NOT FINAL author of numerous books for children on historical topics.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart MARCH 2020

by Barbara Catchpole, illustrated by Damian Zain ISBN 9781912537983
$8.95 ($11.95 CAN)
As a child prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart not only played keyboards and PB • 152 PP
violin expertly from a very young age, but he also began composing small pieces (b/w illus. throughout)
5 × 7 3/4
at just five years old and wrote his first symphony at eight. Music-loving children Ages 8 and UP
can learn all about Mozart’s childhood, including his performances for the rich CQ 60
and the famous throughout the courts of Europe and his fraught relationship US/Can
with his devoted father. Book House
DAMIAN ZAIN lives and works in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He trained in comic
illustration and now is a freelance artist.

❚ 90 ❚ Sterling Publishing ❚ Spring 2020