David West
Born 1955
David West is a graphic designer, illustrator and author of children's information books. He has produced over 500 titles on subjects ranging from dinosaurs and mythology to technology and science. Some of his best known titles include Brain Surgery for Beginners, Fifty Three and a Half Things that Changed the World and Dinosaurs in My Street. David went to art school in Kingston-upon-Thames and Harrow, where he specialized in information graphics. He lives in south west London with his wife, two sons, a cat and a goldfish who's over 14 years old. When he's not illustrating, writing and designing he can be found fishing for salmon in Scottish rivers or painting portraits for fun. source
Books by David West in order
Books by David West in the order they were published, from Why Is the Sky Blue? (1992) to Whales and Other Mammals (2017).
- 1Why Is the Sky Blue?
Why Is the Sky Blue?1992 - 2Me and Mine
Me and Mine1996 - 3Horace Odes III Dulce Periculum
Horace Odes III Dulce Periculum2002 - 4George Washington
George Washington2005 - 5Ghosts and Poltergeists
Ghosts and Poltergeists2005 - 6Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortes2005 - 7Roman Myths
Roman Myths2005 - 8The Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle2005 - 9Aztec & Mayan Myths
Aztec & Mayan Myths2006 - 10Race Car
Race Car2006 - 11Motorbike
Motorbike2007 - 12Pteranodon
Pteranodon2007 - 13Why Things Don't Work
Why Things Don't Work2007 - 14Mammoth Book of Special Forces TrainingMammoth Book of Special Forces Training2014
- 15Mythical Hero Stories
Mythical Hero Stories2014 - 16Giant Meat-Eating Dinosaurs
Giant Meat-Eating Dinosaurs2015 - 17Plated Dinosaurs
Plated Dinosaurs2015 - 18Dinosaurs of the Upper Triassic and the Lower JurassicDinosaurs of the Upper Triassic and the Lower Jurassic2016
- 19IncasIncas2016
- 20The Ancient Egyptians
The Ancient Egyptians2016 - 21What's Inside?
What's Inside?2016 - 22TrucksTrucks2017
- 23WarfareWarfare2017
- 24Whales and Other MammalsWhales and Other Mammals2017