Hayao Miyazaki
$19.16
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
Discover the fascinating story of Hayao Miyazaki, from a wartime evacuee to a legendary and award-winning film maker.
Born in 1941 in Tokyo during World War II, Miyazaki’s father was the manager of Miyazaki Airplane, a company that built fighter planes. Miyazaki’s family were evacuated several times during the war and some of his earliest memories were of bombed-out cities. Always passionate about drawing, young Miyazaki loved to draw planes, tanks and battleships. Inspired by manga a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781805701941 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1805701940 |
| Author: | Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Momoko Abe |
| Publisher: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 240mm |
| Series: | Little People, BIG DREAMS |
| Audience Age: | 6-8 |
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Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sánchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture.
Momoko Abe is a Japanese illustrator currently based in London. Her debut picture book Avocado Asks was published in 2020. She loves dynamic compositions and beautiful colour combinations, and as well as digital media, Momoko creates her art with gouache paints and pencils. Her favourite things to draw are animals and food.
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