The Biggest Footprint

Eight billion humans. One clumsy giant.

Rob Sears, Tom Sears, Tom Sears

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Canongate
18 October 2021

Children's & Educational; Social issues: environment & green issues (Children's&YA)

The mega human: colossal, clueless... And the biggest hope for life onearth.

There are eight billion of us humans.

All breathing, eating, fidgeting and thinking deep thoughts.

It's an unimaginably large number. Or is it?

Say hello to the mega human: all the people in the world smooshed into onespectacular giant. Even though it's not the smartest of creatures, the megahuman is slowly beginning to understand the problems it has created forPlanet Earth's future . . . and how it might be able to fix them.

Making use of brain-bending stats and smoosh theory, The Biggest Footprintis a journey of self-discovery suitable for anyone and everyone identifying ashuman.

By: Rob Sears, Tom Sears
Illustrated by: Tom Sears
Imprint: Canongate
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 258mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 505g
ISBN: 9781838853495
ISBN 10: 1838853499
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 18 October 2021
Recommended Age: From 10 to 14 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rob Sears2 has written comedy and fiction for McSweeney's and is the author of the hit humour titles The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin: Life Coach and Choose Your Own Apocalypse with Kim Jong-un & Friends. He lives in Finsbury Park with his wife Grace. Of his writing Rob says, 'With my books, I plan to usher in a new era of sane political leadership. Failing that I would like to raise a weak smile on the face of a disillusioned knowledge worker, during a lull in the hellacious rollercoaster timeline we inhabit.' Tom Sears2 is a London-based illustrator whose work has appeared in the Guardian, The Times, two zoos and on an ice cream van. He was the illustrator of Vladimir Putin: Life Coach.

Reviews for The Biggest Footprint: Eight billion humans. One clumsy giant.

Praise for The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump: A triumph * * Telegraph * * Hilarious -- STEWART LEE

Long-listed for The Wainwright Prize for Children (UK).
Short-listed for The Wainwright Prize for Children (UK).
Short-listed for Wainwright Prize for Children's Nature & Conservation Writing 2022 (UK)
Winner of Wainwright Prize for Children's Nature & Conservation Writing 2022 (UK)