Rachel Ignotofsky’s newest book What’s Inside a Bird’s Nest?: And Other Questions About Nature & Life Cycles is extrodinary and for good reason, Rachel is a New York Times Best Selling author and illustrator. Her work is inspired by history and science. She believes that illustration is a powerful tool that can make learning exciting. She has a passion for taking dense information and making it fun and accessible. Rachel hopes to use her work to spread her message about scientific literacy and feminism. Ignotofsky crafts a perfect read out loud with a touch of humor and compassion for our friends with wings in the sky! Find out more from the moment they hatch, to how they create their homes.
Her work is published in over 24 different languages and enjoyed by readers all over the world! She has written more books about women’s history like Women in Sports (2017) and Women in Art (2019). As well as tackling topics like conservation and climate change in her book The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth (2018). She has introduced backyard biology to the youngest readers with What’s Inside a Flower? (2021) which is the first installment of her new picture book series with Random House Kids. Now she is excited to share her newest book The History of the Computer (2022). This book is the first of its kind — a fully illustrated book that spans over 25,000 years of human history and tells the story of our evolving relationship with technology. Rachel sees all of her books as a love note to educators, and is thrilled to see them used in classrooms.
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