Explore the world’s greatest discoveries with Jake Williams and Simon Tyler at Ropetackle’s Children’s Literature Festival

09/11/2019 11:00 am – 09/11/2019 4:00 pm | Ropetackle Arts Centre, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5EG

Join our authors Jake Williams (Darwin’s Voyage of Discovery) and Simon Tyler (Adventures on Earth) at this year’s Children’s Literature Festival for events that will explore everything from Darwin’s voyage on The Beagle to history’s bravest explorers.

Simon Tyler – Adventures on Earth

Graphic illustrator Simon Tyler explores the extremes of our planet – and the people who venture there – in his bold and colourful style

Following on from the magnificent Adventures in Space, comes a compendium on a topic closer to home – our planet, the Earth. Learn about the highest and deepest, hottest and coldest places on Earth – travel to the extremes of our environment. Discover the world’s most wild terrain – deserts, mountains, volcanoes, rivers, jungles, oceans, the polar regions and more – as well as the animals that live there and the people who have explored them. Find out how these regions are under threat from global warming and other issues, and learn what we can do to conserve them.

Simon Tyler is a designer, illustrator and writer based in St Leonards-on-Sea. His work has featured in The Times, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Independent, Elle Decoration, It’s Nice That, and others. He runs Atomic Printworks, which is reinventing the educational poster for the 21st century.

When: Saturday 9th November, 11am
Where: Ropetackle Arts Centre, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5EG
Price: £6

For more information and to book your tickets please visit the event website.

Jake Williams – Darwin’s Voyage of Discovery

A wonderful celebration of history’s most remarkable journey; published to celebrate 160 years of Charles Darwin’s ground-breaking text on evolution: On The Origin of Species

Step on-board The Beagle and follow the remarkable journey that inspired almost all modern-day knowledge of the natural world. From England to Cape Verde, Brazil to the Galapagos, Tahiti to Australia; discover the wildlife of Charles Darwin – giant sloths, platypus, tarantulas, fireflies and more. As well as gorgeous artwork and fascinating information on the journey, this book also features the equipment used by Darwin and cross-sections of the ship itself.

This stunning book comes from the winner of the BDC’s New Designer of the Year award, and the author/illustrator behind Really Remarkable Reptiles.

Jake Williams is a Plymouth-based illustrator, designer and occasional animator. He creates shape-based vector illustration with bold and vibrant colours. Jake was awarded BDC’s New Designer of The Year 2017.

When: Saturday 9th November, 3pm
Where: Ropetackle Arts Centre, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5EG
Price: £6

For more information and to book your tickets please visit the event website.