Alan Baker was a student of Graphic Design and Illustration from
He taught on the foundation course and the Narrative Illustration MA course in its early days. He also spent seven years teaching part-time on the BA(Hons) Illustration course.
He recalls his experiences as a student, tutor and professional illustrator:
&#;I have always worked as a freelance illustrator since leaving college. I have written and illustrated over forty childrens&#; books, receiving awards for eleven of them including such obscure ones as ‘Best Bug Book’, and the Y.E.S.(USA) award of excellence (USA) for illustrating Joni Mitchell’s album cover Both Sides Now.
&#;Two International Reading Association and Childrens&#; Book Council, Childrens&#; Choice Awards (USA) for White Rabbit’s Color Book and Grey Rabbit’s Odd One Out).
&#;I have illustrated two books for Michael Rosen; Hairy Tales and Nursery Crimes, a number one best seller in and Mini Beasties, a poetry anthology.
&#;I also illustrated Philippa Pearce&#;s The Battle of Bubble and Squeak which won the Whitbread Award in and Louis de Bernieres, Red Dog for which I received a V&A Illustration Award nomination in
&#;For f
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies
[Updated]
The journey to read the best biographies of every president from George Washington to Barack Obama seems a long and ambitious one. With just a single president in the rearview mirror now, the path ahead still seems quite formidable.
Having just finished nine biographies (by five authors) on Washington, it seems natural to pause for a moment to reflect on how far we have traveled. And since few people possess the burning desire to read a half dozen or more books on Washington to find one that is &#;just right&#; it also seems appropriate to provide some parting thoughts before pressing ahead to meet John Adams.
Thus far, the adventure has been far more satisfying than expected. Although I knew George Washington&#;s life was certain to be interesting, it proved immensely more so than imagined. His evolution &#; from an underprivileged but ambitious youth into a judicious and astute leader &#; was captivating and could hardly be better constructed in a work of fiction. My education on Washington was made easier, of course, by the fact that many of the biographies I read were outstanding.
* I began my preside
Alan Baker
Alan Baker has won the Benson and Hedges illustrators gold award, Gold Creative Circle award, Silver Campaign Press award. IRA/CBC. Childrens Choice award and was a Flair Creative match winner. He has also written and illustrated over 40 books of his own, six of which have been chosen for the book of the year list. These include the Little Rabbit series which have sold over , copies to date worldwide. White Rabbit’s color book was a IBBY also illustrated ‘Both sides now’, by Joni Mitchell [ ‘Best Bug Book’ ], the Battle of bubble and squeak [ Philippa Pearce] whitbread winner, Louis de Bernieres ‘Red dog’ [ V&A nomination] and Hairy Tales and nursery Crimes- no 1 best seller Over the years his work has been selected for the Best of British, and Best of European illustration annuals. More recently he has been producing illustrations for the Guardian wall charts.
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George Washington Biography
George Washington, the first American general, president, and national hero was born in rural colonial Virginia on February 22, After the early death of his father, a young George Washington (only seven years old at the time) learned the ways of farming and planting as he became the primary owner of his family's plantation farm. He stayed at home throughout his early teenage years, helping his mother run the family's estate.
At the age of fifteen, George became a surveyor. He was able to land this prestigious job through vital connections that his older brother, Lawrence Washington, possessed. Lawrence Washington was close partners with the wealthy Colonel William Fairfax, a very wealthy Virginian politician and landholder. After receiving a good word from the influential Colonel Fairfax, George Washington not only became a successful surveyor, but also was placed in a position to gain land and political positions. Upon the death of his brother Lawrence, George achieved his first political position in Virginia's Northern District. Furthermore, Colonel Fairfax took the young Washington under his wing as a role model an
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