Great Lives in Graphics: Greta Thunberg

Great Lives in Graphics: Greta Thunberg is a graphic retelling of Greta’s story which gives children a visual snapshot of her life and environmental activism, while educating them on everything from the science of climate change to living with Asperger’s Syndrome.

You may already know that Greta Thunberg is one of the most iconic figures in the modern environmental movement, but did you know that she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of only 16? Or that she sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a zero-carbon yacht to attend a climate event in New York? And how she is also raising awareness about Asperger syndrome and the importance of appreciating neurodiverse people?

Great Lives in Graphics reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolor, presenting 250+ biographical facts in a new and exciting way. It takes the essential 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 is genuinely engaging for children and young adults. The result is a colorful, 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 not just about the main subject of the book but also about the cultural background of the time in which they lived.

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.