Manning, Mick &
Brita Granstrom. Books! Books! Books!: Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library. 42 Pages.
Candlewick Press, 2017. $17.99. Content: G.
NON-FICTION. PICTURE BOOK.
A book about one of the greatest libraries in the world—The British
Library. Built with 180,000 tons of
concrete. It has 400 miles of
shelves. But the most important things
are inside the library. This book
highlights some of the British Library’s greatest treasures. Handmade books like St. Cuthbert’s Gospel made
in 687 CE. Old documents like: Beowulf,
Lindisfarne Gospels, and the Magna Carta.
It also has big maps, like the Klencke Atlas that is so heavy, six
people have to carry it. The works of
great British authors like: Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Bronte Sisters, Charles
Dickens, Sir Author Conan Doyle, and Lewis Carroll. The library also holds: cookbooks,
newspapers, medical encyclopedias, and sheet music.
Authors Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom do a fantastic job
of highlighting a few fascinating items from an enormous collection. They used mixed media illustrations with cartoons,
pictures of actual books and documents, and short storyboards to explain the
stories like Pride and Prejudice. Each page is eye-catching and draws the
reader into each story. The authors explain
who the people were who created the items, what they did, and why they were
important. A unique overview of history
that will appeal to bibliophiles, librarians, and book-loving kids.
EL-ADVISABLE.
Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS. 
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