World Is Not a Rectangle - A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid

Zusatztext Winter introduces Iraqi- born! British-educated Zaha Hadid—the first woman to be awarded architecture’s prestigious Pritzker Prize—who a century later would bring elements from nature (reed bundles! half-opened shells! waves! spiral galaxies) and drop their outsized iterations into sites throughout Asia and Europe. [The] illustrations reflect the designs of their [subject]... [and incorporate] the architect’s imagination at play alongside actual buildings come to life....also supplies a list of resources and closing author notes. Informationen zum Autor Jeanette Winter is the acclaimed author/illustrator of many highly regarded picture books, including The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq; Mama: A True Story in Which a Baby Hippo Loses His Mama During a Tsunami, but Finds a New Home, and a New Mama; Wangari's Trees of Peace. Jeanette Winter is the acclaimed author/illustrator of many highly regarded picture books, including The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq; Mama: A True Story in Which a Baby Hippo Loses His Mama During a Tsunami, but Finds a New Home, and a New Mama; Wangari's Trees of Peace. Klappentext Get to know Zaha Hadid in this nonfiction picture book about the famed architect’s life and her triumph over adversity from celebrated author-illustrator Jeanette Winter.     Zaha Hadid grew up in Baghdad, Iraq, and dreamed of designing her own cities. After studying architecture in London, she opened her own studio and started designing buildings. But as a Muslim woman, Hadid faced many obstacles. Determined to succeed, she worked hard for many years, and achieved her goals—and now you can see the buildings Hadid has designed all over the world. Zusammenfassung Get to know Zaha Hadid in this nonfiction picture book about the famed architect’s life and her triumph over adversity from celebrated author-illustrator Jeanette Winter.

Product details

• Authors: Jeanette Winter, Winter Jeanette
• Assisted by: Jeanette Winter (Illustration), Winter Jeanette (Illustration)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781481446693
• ISBN: 978-1-4814-4669-3
• No. of pages: 56
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Architecture, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Art: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / Middle East