Owen Davey is a freelance illustrator, living and working out of Leicester, United Kingdom. He graduated with a First Class BA in Illustration from Falmouth University. Davey's work has been published in every continent (except Antarctica), including picture books in the United Kingdom, America, Australia, Germany, France, Portugal, China, and Korea. He has worked for some impressive clients, including the New York Times, Microsoft, and Orange. This is his first book about sharks.
It's an engaging and visually sophisticated addition to
shark-lovers’ libraries.
—Publisher’s Weekly
This book’s engaging informative content is rivaled only by its
uncommonly sophisticated illustrations. [...] An all-around
superior nonfiction resource.
—Booklist
I love children’s books that are as delicious for kids as they are
for adults, and Smart About Sharks is exactly that. With a
sumptuous textured cloth cover, an appealing gray-tinted palette of
earth tones playfully punctuated by pink, and a retro encyclopedic
design, Smart is filled with fascinating bite-sized shark facts
that were completely new to me.
—BoingBoing
A beautifully illustrated compendium of facts about sharks
[...]
—Creative Review
Kids love sharks. Owen Davey's Smart About Sharks is going to jump
off the shelves and demand to go home with these kids. What's not
to love? There are great infographics giving out wild information
(wait until you see all the different kinds of teeth found in
sharks across the world), bright, brilliant artwork with a retro
feel to it, and tons of facts about sharks, including a debunking
of their status as maneaters: if you're on a surfboard, you look
like a seal, and the book has the artwork to prove it.
—Books For Kids
The skillful assembly of geometric shapes and patterns captures the
essence of [Davey’s] carnivorous, cartilaginous subjects.
—Science Friday
"Smart About Sharks," by Owen Davey, has illustrations to die for
and fun facts to marvel at.
—Campus Circle
Each page is perfectly balanced with educational facts intermixed
with lively sharks that look as if they are swimming in and out of
the pages. This well researched book will immerse all readers in
fascinating facts about the most well-known predator of the
seas.
—OmniLibros
I learned a great deal that I didn't know about sharks, and I think
that a 7 or 8-year-old would have a great time with this book.
[...] More importantly, this book is a great introduction to
nonfiction reading for children.
—The Cyberlibrarian
Owen Davey does it again, this time about sharks! […] this book
will delight every reader. This series is definitely recommended to
anyone with an affinity for science!
—The Tiny Activist
“Stunningly illustrated and filled with fascinating facts, the
children in my class have loved using this as a stimulus for
writing about sharks they’ve invented themselves!”
—Mr. Payne Reads
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