Books by Neil Packer (Illustrator)
The Silk Roads: The Extraordinary History That Created Your World
Peter Frankopan and Neil Packer (illustrator)
This is a flexicover illustrated edition of Frankopan’s bestseller for adults. It is rare to get a history book for kids with an international perspective, so a book for younger readers that provides a succinct summary of the broad sweeps of history is very welcome. Inevitably with such condensed material, there are points to quibble about and more thought could have been given to exactly what level of readers it is for. Nevertheless, this is the sort of book that can ignite a passion for history, a feel for the bigger picture. The focus is on the intersection of the routes between east and west, north and south, places such as Baghdad and Constantinople. There are pages of dense text so the audiobook is a good option, but the print version has the advantage of maps.
Ages 11-13
“The illustrations are wonderful – lots of dramatic colour and striking, ghostly silhouettes. Some of the monsters, like the Cyclops, are rendered in fantastically grotesque detail.” Read more...
The Best Classics Books for Children
Annelise Gray, Children's Author
Interviews where books by Neil Packer (Illustrator) were recommended
The Best Classics Books for Children, recommended by Annelise Gray
Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire continue to fascinate children and provide fertile ground for historical novels that resonate with today’s readers. Author and classicist Annelise Gray talks us through some of her favourite books for children set in the ancient Mediterranean world and Roman Britain.
The best books on Central Asia’s Golden Age, recommended by S. Frederick Starr
Central Asia’s history is rarely a focus for students in the West, but its flourishing cities and great thinkers once made it one of the world’s most dynamic and important regions. Frederick Starr, a leading expert on Central Asia and author of a number of books about it, talks us through the highlights of an area that was so much more than just a stopping place on the ancient Silk Roads.
