Synopses & Reviews
Wander the galleries — open 365 days a year — and discover a collection of curated exhibits on every page, accompanied by informative text. Each chapter features a different branch of the tree of life, from the simple sponge to the enormous elephant.
Review
"Part oversized album and part encyclopedia, this 'museum' of the animal kingdom showcases its variety and diversity with numerous examples from around the world. What distinguishes this collection from similar overviews is its presentation. The illustrations look like nature prints from long ago, but unlike those old engravings and lithographs, these fine-lined drawings began with pen and ink and were colored digitally....Overall, this impressive survey will surprise and please its visitors."
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Review
"A book that is both restful and, in its way, invigorating....With creamy, oversize pages and delicately colored, fine-line drawings of creatures from the natural world....An elegant volume....Ms. Broom's prose is presented in simple modern typeface, which provides a stylish accompaniment to Ms. Scott's exquisite illustrated plates....One breathtaking image after another, page after page, makes Animalium an ideal portable museum for young naturalists and for the aesthetically demanding grown-ups in their lives."
The Wall Street Journal
Synopsis
Animalium presents the animal kingdom in glorious detail with illustrations from Katie Scott, an unparalleled new talent.
Welcome to the Museum is a series of books set on the "walls" of the printed page, showcasing the world s finest collections of objects from natural history to art. Open 365 days a year and unrestricted by the constraints of physical space, each title in this series is organized into galleries that display more than 200 full-color specimens accompanied by lively, informative text. Offering hours of learning, this first title within the series Animalium presents the animal kingdom in glorious detail with illustrations from Katie Scott, an unparalleled new talent."
Synopsis
Welcome to the Museum is a series of books set on the "walls" of the printed page, showcasing the worlds finest collections of objects — from natural history to art. Open 365 days a year and unrestricted by the constraints of physical space, each title in this series is organized into galleries that display more than 200 full-color specimens accompanied by lively, informative text. Offering hours of learning, this first title within the series — Animalium — presents the animal kingdom in glorious detail with illustrations from Katie Scott, an unparalleled new talent.
About the Author
Jenny Broom studied painting at the Slade School of Art before becoming a writer and editor. She lives in London.
Katie Scott studied illustration at Brighton University and has since worked with the BBC, the New York Times,Universal Records, and Phaidon Press. She lives and works in London.