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Informationen zum Autor William Grill is a Bristol-based illustrator, who specialises in a traditional coloured pencil style, giving a distinct charming hand-crafted quality to his illustrations. As an avid printmaker, William also uses a variety of traditional techniques, such as relief printmaking and lithography. He draws his inspiration from all over the world, favoring nature scenes and cityscapes. His illustrations evoke a feeling of childlike wonder and freedom, which have made him a popular choice for children's publishing, environmental projects, and editorial features where simplicity and subtle messages are key. When he's not in the studio illustrating, he enjoys leading drawing workshops at primary schools. William Grill is a Bristol-based illustrator, who specialises in a traditional coloured pencil style, giving a distinct charming hand-crafted quality to his illustrations. As an avid printmaker, William also uses a variety of traditional techniques, such as relief printmaking and lithography. He draws his inspiration from all over the world, favoring nature scenes and cityscapes. His illustrations evoke a feeling of childlike wonder and freedom, which have made him a popular choice for children's publishing, environmental projects, and editorial features where simplicity and subtle messages are key. When he's not in the studio illustrating, he enjoys leading drawing workshops at primary schools. Klappentext William Grill re-tells Seton's dramatic and moving story, 'Lobo, The King of Currumpaw' the true-to-life tale of his hunt, alongside his distinctive, stunning and detailed illustrations in The Wolves of Currumpaw. This, Grill's second non-fiction picture book for Flying Eye Books, is set in the dying days of the old west, across the vast plains of New Mexico, at a time when man's relationship with nature was very much exploited and misunderstood. The hunt of Lobo and his pack touched Seton so profoundly that he dedicated the rest of his life to conservation and worked tirelessly to spread this message to the youth of America and championing the wolf right up to his death in 1946. His efforts are evident through lobbying for wildlife protection, hunting laws and founding The Woodcraft League and The Boy Scouts of America. Zusammenfassung A beautiful re-telling of the first short story from Ernest Thompson Seton's 1898 classic, Wild Animals I Have Known, this second book from Kate Greenaway Medal winner William Grill takes us back to the dying days of the old west....
