Michael Jordan is one of the greatest basketball players of all time, sports' first billionaire and a global superstar. But how did he become 'His Airness'? Who are the people that helped him get to the top? And why, after over 20 years since he retired, do millions of people still want to wear shoes that bear his name and 'be like Mike'? Great Lives in Graphics reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolour, presenting 250+ biographical facts in a new and exciting way. It takes the essential dates and achievements of each person's life, mixes them with lesser-known facts and trivia, and uses infographics to show them in a fresh visual way that is genuinely engaging for children and young adults. The result is a colourful, fascinating and often surprising representation of that person's life, work and legacy. Using timelines, maps, repeated motifs and many more beautiful and informative illustrations, readers learn not just about the main subject of the book but also about the cultural background of the time in which they lived. AGES: 8 plus
