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through the Eyes of Animals
About holy cows, space monkeys and the call of the Kakapo Joukje Akveld & Djenné Fila
Fascinating literary non-fiction by award-winning author Joukje Akveld Key moments of world history from the animals' perspective Including stunning illustrations by much praised talent Djenné Fila
In A Small History of Humankind Through The Eyes of Animals Joukje Akveld chose thirty animals which each in their own way are linked to humankind's history. Akveld takes you for a ride from the domesticated alpacas on the Peruvian plateaus to an Icelandic bay where a captured orca is given back its freedom. She writes about holy cows, panda diplomacy and the South-African Quagga that was driven to extinction by the South African Boers.
And because we ourselves have told history far too often by now, it’s now the animals’ turn to give their view.
Joukje Akveld writes picture books and non-fiction for children and adults. Her books have been translated worldwide and were awarded two Zilveren Griffel awards, two nominations for the Woutertje Pieterse Prize and two Vlag en Wimpel awards. Djenné Fila is a Dutch illustrator and has been on several big awards’ shortlists. She makes attractive images full of structure which she composes with a unique collage technique.
370 x 270 mm | 96 pages | 33,500 words full colour illustrations | hardcover | age group 8+ all rights available
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Kasteelstraat 97 | b-8700 Tielt | Belgium | T +32-51424211 | www.lannoopublishers.com CONTACT liesbeth.debruyne@lannoo.be, gunther.spriet@lannoo.be or wouter.roose@lannoo.be 39
