Christiane Dorion's passion for writing children's books
stems from the thousands of questions she asked as a child, many of
which remained unanswered: How big is the universe? When did life
begin? Originally from Canada, Christiane moved to the UK to carry
out a PhD in environmental education, before working for WWF-UK for
eight years. In 2002, Christiane left to become an educational
consultant and writer, and her award-winning books are intended to
inspire children to explore the complex systems of the world we
live in and help protect it.
Harry Tennant is London-born, but escaped to the coves of
Cornwall to study Illustration at University College Falmouth,
before returning to the capital once more. He now works as a
freelance illustrator, using a mixture of hand drawn and digital
media to create his illustrations, and primarily produces artwork
for magazines and book covers.
This beautiful book, with elegant prints by Harry Tennant of ships
and landscapes, equipment and creatures, is the story of the
naturalist and explorer whose work inspired Darwin’s On the Origin
of Species.
*The Sunday Times and The Sunday Times Ireland*
Wallace's fascinating story is illustrated throughout with
evocative, earthy-coloured illustrations of maps, places and many
of the insects, birds and creatures encountered and collected.
*The School Librarian*
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