Clint Twist
, b. 1953
Clint Twist was born in 1953. He studied history and English at Cambridge University, then worked as a journalist and museum consultant before focussing on writing. He has published over 100 books for children, young adults and adults. Among his books for children there are titles such as Marco Polo: History's Great Adventurer, Weird Animals Dictionary and 1000 Things You Should Know About Oceans. He usually writes about science, history and nature. In 2009 he received the Best Children’s Illustrated Book Award for his book Charles Darwin and the Beagle Adventure. Apart from writing books, he is a book editor and writes articles. One of his edited works is The Mythology Handbook: A Course in Ancient Greek Myths (2009).
Sources:
Profile at the jacketflap.com (accessed: February 15, 2017).
Profile at the goodreads.com (accessed: February 15, 2017).
Profile at the mileskelly.net (accessed: February 15, 2017).
Bio prepared by Agnieszka Maciejewska, agnieszka.maciejewska@student.uw.edu.pl
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