Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Egypt by Rik Worth and Jordan Collver
Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Egypt tells the story of Ancient Egypt from the perspective of its animals and makes the topic immediately engaging and accessible for younger students.
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Jordan Collver is a Canadian illustrator living in Bristol, UK. He specialises in visual storytelling through comics and graphic novels, especially non-fiction.
He holds a master’s degree in Science Communication from the University of the West of England, where he occasionally lectures. His work blends art and educational content in collaborative projects with writers, historians and scientists.
In partnership with Rik Worth, Collver co-created the graphic non-fiction series Pets Tell Tales, beginning with Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Egypt, which presents historical content through animal narrators. The series is aimed at readers aged 7–9 and published by Wren & Rook.
His earlier collaborative work includes the Eisner Award–nominated series Hocus Pocus, co-created with Worth.
Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Egypt, published in July 2025, is his most recently released work.
Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Egypt tells the story of Ancient Egypt from the perspective of its animals and makes the topic immediately engaging and accessible for younger students.
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