Books by Katie Hickey (illustrator)
Journey Back to Freedom: The Olaudah Equiano Story
by Catherine Johnson & Katie Hickey (illustrator)
Born in West Africa in 1745, Olaudah Equiano was kidnapped at the age of 11 and enslaved in America and the Caribbean. This book focuses on the early part of his life, when he worked on ships, bought his freedom and fought in wars. It is a dyslexia-friendly retelling of his fascinating life story by a brilliant author of historical fiction for teens. Confident readers will hopefully go on to read Equiano’s autobiography, which became a bestseller in his own lifetime.
Ages 9-13
How Was That Built? The Stories Behind Awesome Structures
Roma Agrawal, Katie Hickey (illustrator)
“I love this book, because I like building things … kids can pick up this book and then the constructions that appear would be better as a result of reading it. It’s inspirational and gets you thinking about stuff … It’s really nicely written and really nicely illustrated.” Read more...
Best Science Books for Children: the 2022 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
Alan Wilson, Scientist
Interviews where books by Katie Hickey (illustrator) were recommended
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The Way Things Work
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How Was That Built? The Stories Behind Awesome Structures
Roma Agrawal, Katie Hickey (illustrator) -
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Under Earth, Under Water
by Aleksandra Mizielińska and Daniel Mizieliński & translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones -
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Sky High! A Soaring History of Aviation
by Jacek Ambrożewski & translated by Zosia Krasodomska-Jones -
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Inventors: Incredible Stories of the World's Most Ingenious Inventions
by Robert Winston & Jessamy Hawke (illustrator)
How Things Work: Great STEM Books for 8-12 Year Olds, recommended by Our Children's Editor
How Things Work: Great STEM Books for 8-12 Year Olds, recommended by Our Children's Editor
In addition to being fun fields to explore, engineering and technology can help children build their problem solving skills and make them think logically about design. Here, our Children’s Editor recommends engaging and attractive STEM books for 8-12 year olds on how things in the world around us work.
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How Was That Built? The Stories Behind Awesome Structures
Roma Agrawal, Katie Hickey (illustrator) -
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Microbe Wars: Humanity's Biggest Battles with the World's Smallest Life-Forms
by Gill Arbuthnott & Marianna Madriz (illustrator) -
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Fourteen Wolves: A Rewilding Story
by Catherine Barr & Jenni Desmond (illustrator) -
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Fantastically Great Women Scientists and their Stories
by Kate Pankhurst -
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If the World Were 100 People
Jackie McCann, Aaron Cushley (illustrator) -
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Beetles for Breakfast and Other Weird and Wonderful Ways to Save the Planet
Madeleine Finlay, Jisu Choi (illustrator)
Best Science Books for Children: the 2022 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, recommended by Alan Wilson
Best Science Books for Children: the 2022 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, recommended by Alan Wilson
The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize celebrates books that stimulate children’s curiosity and enthusiasm to explore, innovate and debate. Alan Wilson, Chair of this year’s judging panel, talks us through the six outstanding science books for kids that made the 2022 shortlist.
