A beautifully illustrated book of imaginary fables about Earth's early -- and lost -- history.

Before our history began, another -- now forgotten -- civilization thrived. The people who roamed Early Earth were much like us: curious, emotional, funny, ambitious, and vulnerable. In this series of illustrated and linked tales, Isabel Greenberg chronicles the explorations of a young man as he paddles from his home in the North Pole to the South Pole. There, he meets his true love, but their romance is ill-fated. Early Earth's unusual and finicky polarity means the lovers can never touch.

As intricate and richly imagined as the work of Chris Ware, and leavened with a dry wit that rivals Kate Beaton's in Hark A Vagrant, Isabel Greenberg's debut will be a welcome addition to the thriving graphic novel genre.

Author: Isabel Greenberg
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 12/03/2013
Pages: 176
Weight: 2.24lbs
Size: 12.07h x 8.47w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780316225816
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2013
Booklist 11/15/2013 pg. 32
Shelf Awareness 12/10/2013
Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2014 pg. 12

About the Author
Isabel Greenberg is a writer and illustrator who lives and works in North London. She studied illustration at the University of Brighton in 2010, and has worked for NoBrow Press, Seven Stories Press, and Solipsistic Pop. She is the winner of the 2011 Observer/Cape Graphic Short Story Prize.