You Are Here: An Interactive Book of Maps and Worlds

Kathrin Jacobsen,

ISBN 10: 1908714204 / ISBN 13: 9781908714206

Published by Cicada Books July 2015, 2015

About this Item

A playful introduction to maps and global geography. Interactive, warm illustrations allow young readers to learn and engage with the fundamentals of maps by drawing maps of their room, house, and town. Cities are compared to one another in terms of geographical size and population size. Subway maps can be completed and colored in. Countries' resources, foods, languages, and landmarks are brought to life, by doodling, completing, redesigning, and embellishing the illustrations. Weather maps, climate change, bird migration, and ocean geography also find their place. Plenty of space is left for maps to be drawn, flags to be designed, and transport systems to be built. Finally, a fold-out poster slotted into the back of the book allows readers to create their own world. The book is printed in four pantone colors, creating a bright, almost neon canvas for the fun within. Printed on heavy creamy paper stock, this is a great gift book that follows on from the success of Cicada Books's 'Draw Me a House.' Kathrin Jacobsen is an emerging artist embedded in the East London design scene. Her illustration style is humorous and accessible to both adults and children. An illustrated introduction to maps in which children can draw and engage with maps of rooms, towns, countries and continents.

Seller Inventory # 194110

Bibliographic Details

• Title: You Are Here: An Interactive Book of Maps and Worlds
• Publisher: Cicada Books July 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908714204
• ISBN 13: 9781908714206
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art - Technique - Creativity

About this title

Synopsis

A playful introduction to maps and global geography. Interactive, warm illustrations allow young readers to learn and engage with the fundamentals of maps by drawing maps of their room, house, and town. Cities are compared to one another in terms of geographical size and population size. Subway maps can be completed and colored in. Countries' resources, foods, languages, and landmarks are brought to life, by doodling, completing, redesigning, and embellishing the illustrations. Weather maps, climate change, bird migration, and ocean geography also find their place. Plenty of space is left for maps to be drawn, flags to be designed, and transport systems to be built. Finally, a fold-out poster slotted into the back of the book allows readers to create their own world.

The book is printed in four pantone colors, creating a bright, almost neon canvas for the fun within. Printed on heavy creamy paper stock, this is a great gift book that follows on from the success of Cicada Books's Draw Me a House.

Kathrin Jacobsen is an emerging artist embedded in the East London design scene. Her illustration style is humorous and accessible to both adults and children.

About the Author

Kathrin Jacobsen is a London-based graphic designer and illustrator who has worked with companies including Phaidon and Laurence King, and whose illustrations have featured in numerous editorials.