Mick Manning

Mick Manning
Mick Manning grew up in Haworth, West Yorkshire and studied Illustration at the Royal College of Art in London. He has written and illustrated over 60 books, mostly with his partner Brita Granström.Their distinctive books have won many awards. Their first book, The World is Full of Babies, won the Smarties Silver Prize in 1996. Mick and Brita live in the Scottish Borders and have 4 sons. Their other books with Frances Lincoln include the critically acclaimed Fly on the Wall series: Roman Fort, Pharaoh's Egypt, Viking Longship, Greek Hero, Tail-End Charlie and What Mr Darwin Saw. Both Roman Fort and Viking Longship were shortlisted for the English Association 4-11 Awards and Greek Hero won in 2008. Snap! is the follow-up to Yuck! which was a regional winner of the Highland Book Awards 2006. Recently Mick and Brita donated the entire body of work created for their book Fly on the Wall: Greek Hero to Seven Stories, the centre for children's books

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Art School

Learn how to create still lifes, self-portraits, sculptures, your own paper – even your first printed book!

Category: Activity books, Picture information, Art
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £6.99
Dino-Dinners

How do we know what dinosaurs ate? Discover exactly who or what is on the menu when it's dino-dinnertime!

Category: Early Literacy, Science
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £6.99
Drama School

Learn how to have a stage fight, put on a puppet show, make scenery and more!

Category: Activity books, Picture information, Humanities
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £6.99
 
Hardback    £12.99
Greek Hero

Agathon the Greek soldier returns home from battle, meeting lots of interesting characters from classical Greece along the way. Part of the Fly on the Wall series.

Category: Picture information, Humanities
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Hardback    £11.99
Nature Adventures

An inspiring introduction to nature by award-winning non-fiction picture book creators.

Category: Junior non-fiction, Science
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Hardback    £12.99
Nature School

Learn how to make a worm farm, keep wild animals safe, make a disguise for animal-watching and more!

Category: Activity books, Picture information, Science
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £6.99
 
Hardback    £12.99
Pharaoh's Egypt

Following on from Roman Fort is this second title in the fresh, non-fiction series based on 'fly-on-the-wall' reporting.

Category: Picture information, Humanities
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £6.99
 
Hardback    £10.99
Roman Fort

Go on patrol with Vespian's centurions, sit on the toilet with Candidus and Flavinus and even meet the emperor - a great way to learn all about the Romans.

Category: Picture information, Humanities
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £5.99
Science School

Follow in the footsteps of the great scientists, with simple experiments that explore big questions.

Category: Activity books, Picture information, Science
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £6.99
Snap!

Follow the food chain as Fly is eaten by Frog, Frog is eaten by Duckling, and Duckling is eaten by Pike. Soon Fisherman is polishing off Pike but is there something even bigger getting ready to snap?

Category: Early Literacy, Science
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £5.99
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