Great Lives in Graphics: Mandela

*2023 marks the 10th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's death

Great Lives in Graphics: Mandela is a graphic retelling of Mandela's story, which gives children a visual snapshot of his life and the long fight for freedom while educating them on everything from the history of racial segregation to the importance of equality.

You may already know that Nelson Mandela ended apartheid in South Africa and became the country's first Black president, but did you know he used brilliant disguises to avoid being captured by his enemies? Or that he loved boxing?

Key attractions to the book:

• 250+ fascinating facts 
• An accessible format for young readers
• Fact-packed infographics capture the critical information
• Built-in colour-coded biography

 

The Great Lives in Graphics series reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolour, presenting 250+ biographical facts in a new and exciting way. It takes the important dates and achievements of each person's life, mixes them with lesser-known facts and trivia, and uses infographics to show them in a fresh visual way that genuinely engages children and young adults. The result is a colourful, fascinating and often surprising representation of that person's life, work and legacy. Using timelines, maps, repeated motifs and many more beautiful and informative illustrations, readers learn about the book's main subject and the cultural background of the time in which they lived. AGES: 8 to 12

Great lives in Graphics has been created by Button Books' team of writers, editors, specialist historians and designers, who have collectively worked across a wide range of media including: books, magazines, newspaper, TV and radio. The design team have also worked for worldwide brands including: Nickelodeon, Penguin Books, Renault, MTV, Virgin and Levis.