Island

Take a trip across the globe to explore 18 of the world''s most intriguing islands and discover their stories.

About the author

Ben Lerwill lives in Oxfordshire and has two young children, whose vivid imaginations sparked his interest in writing children's books. He is also an award-winning freelance travel writer, an enthusiastic chef and a very bad guitarist.
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Ben's non-fiction for children is often inspired by his love of the natural world. Recent and include: Wild Family (Puffin), Let's Play Football (Welbeck) and Stone Age Beasts (Walker). His book Around the World in 80 Trees (Welbeck) was shortlisted for the 2022 Wainwright Prize for Children's Writing on Nature and Conservation.
Li Zhang is originally from Jiangsu Province in China, but is based in New York, USA. Drawing on a whole range of influences from pop artists like David Hockney through to traditional Chinese painting, she has forged her own individual approach to painting and loves experimenting with perspective and geometry.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Lerwill, Li Zhang
• Assisted by: Li Zhang (Illustration), Zhang Li (Illustration)
• Publisher: Welbeck
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 6
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.10.2025
• EAN: 9781803380780
• ISBN: 978-1-80338-078-0
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; People & places (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 6 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Natural history (Children's/Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / General