Jiri Bartunek is a Czech archaeologist and historian who holds a doctorate from Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia. He has lived in the UK, Sweden, and Iceland, and is currently working to popularize history for the public through publications, museum exhibitions, and practical demonstrations such as fencing shows. His interests span the technical, social, military, and eschatological aspects of ancient civilizations. He is based in Czechia.Tom Velcovsky is a graduate of Audiovisual Production from the Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic, where he specialized in screenwriting and storyboards. Before switching to children’s books and the making of comic strips, he worked in advertising.Jan Sramek is a visual artist, illustrator and teacher from the Czech Republic. His work has been presented at galleries and festivals all over the world, notably in London, New York, Amsterdam, Seoul, and Beijing. His illustrations for the book That's Metro, Man! were selected for a prestigious exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2020.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionSelected for the Children’s Book Council’s July 2023 “Hot Off The Press” Reading List"Especially and unreservedly recommended for elementary school, middle school, and community library architecture, monument, and history themed picture book collections." —Midwest Book Review-Children's Bookwatch"A useful, interesting book for both research and browsing." —Penny Peck, SJSU iSchool, Association of California Libraries"History, cultural revelations, and colorful drawings backed with detail bring these achievements to life in a picture book highly recommended for libraries interested in a broader range of wonders based on revised modern perceptions of what makes for a great architectural creation." —Midwest Book Review-Children's Bookwatch"This was such a fun and interesting book to read with my kids. My son who would like to be an architect when he gets older loved reading about the different methods used to create these beautiful places. The illustrations were highly detailed. I like that the authors and illustrators also went over the peoples that lived in the area at the time. I really like having this book for our history curriculum!" —Cherokee Crum, YA Books Central"These buildings are a unique cross-section of world architecture and "How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built" offers a unique opportunity to compare the approaches, but also cultures of the entire world and different historical periods. Come and armchair travel across the world and time and peek behind the curtain of the creation of the architectural monuments that have helped shape the current world." —Midwest Book Review-Children's Bookwatch"I honestly had no idea there was an organization that created a poll for the new seven wonders! That was so cool to learn about and check out! Many of the places that were candidates, I had never heard of!" —Jan Farnworth, YA Books Central"I loved this cool book! It’s like diving into history. Each page has little snippets of information that are easy to read. I love the design of the pages, and the beautiful artwork. I found it really interesting to learn so much about these incredible places." —Luminous Libro Blog

• The Great Wall of ChinaPetraThe ColosseumChichén ItzáMachu PicchuThe Taj MahalChrist the Redeemer

Jiri Bartunek is a Czech archaeologist and historian who holds a doctorate from Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia. He has lived in the UK, Sweden, and Iceland, and is currently working to popularize history for the public through publications, museum exhibitions, and practical demonstrations such as fencing shows. His interests span the technical, social, military, and eschatological aspects of ancient civilizations. He is based in Czechia.Tom Velcovsky is a graduate of Audiovisual Production from the Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic, where he specialized in screenwriting and storyboards. Before switching to children’s books and the making of comic strips, he worked in advertising.Jan Sramek is a visual artist, illustrator and teacher from the Czech Republic. His work has been presented at galleries and festivals all over the world, notably in London, New York, Amsterdam, Seoul, and Beijing. His illustrations for the book That's Metro, Man! were selected for a prestigious exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2020.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionSelected for the Children’s Book Council’s July 2023 “Hot Off The Press” Reading List"Especially and unreservedly recommended for elementary school, middle school, and community library architecture, monument, and history themed picture book collections." —Midwest Book Review-Children's Bookwatch"A useful, interesting book for both research and browsing." —Penny Peck, SJSU iSchool, Association of California Libraries"History, cultural revelations, and colorful drawings backed with detail bring these achievements to life in a picture book highly recommended for libraries interested in a broader range of wonders based on revised modern perceptions of what makes for a great architectural creation." —Midwest Book Review-Children's Bookwatch"This was such a fun and interesting book to read with my kids. My son who would like to be an architect when he gets older loved reading about the different methods used to create these beautiful places. The illustrations were highly detailed. I like that the authors and illustrators also went over the peoples that lived in the area at the time. I really like having this book for our history curriculum!" —Cherokee Crum, YA Books Central"These buildings are a unique cross-section of world architecture and "How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built" offers a unique opportunity to compare the approaches, but also cultures of the entire world and different historical periods. Come and armchair travel across the world and time and peek behind the curtain of the creation of the architectural monuments that have helped shape the current world." —Midwest Book Review-Children's Bookwatch"I honestly had no idea there was an organization that created a poll for the new seven wonders! That was so cool to learn about and check out! Many of the places that were candidates, I had never heard of!" —Jan Farnworth, YA Books Central"I loved this cool book! It’s like diving into history. Each page has little snippets of information that are easy to read. I love the design of the pages, and the beautiful artwork. I found it really interesting to learn so much about these incredible places." —Luminous Libro Blog

• The Great Wall of ChinaPetraThe ColosseumChichén ItzáMachu PicchuThe Taj MahalChrist the Redeemer

Jiri Bartunek is a Czech archaeologist and historian who holds a doctorate from Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia. He has lived in the UK, Sweden, and Iceland, and is currently working to popularize history for the public through publications, museum exhibitions, and practical demonstrations such as fencing shows. His interests span the technical, social, military, and eschatological aspects of ancient civilizations. He is based in Czechia.Tom Velcovsky is a graduate of Audiovisual Production from the Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic, where he specialized in screenwriting and storyboards. Before switching to children’s books and the making of comic strips, he worked in advertising.Jan Sramek is a visual artist, illustrator and teacher from the Czech Republic. His work has been presented at galleries and festivals all over the world, notably in London, New York, Amsterdam, Seoul, and Beijing. His illustrations for the book That's Metro, Man! were selected for a prestigious exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2020.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionSelected for the Children’s Book Council’s July 2023 “Hot Off The Press” Reading List"Especially and unreservedly recommended for elementary school, middle school, and community library architecture, monument, and history themed picture book collections." —Midwest Book Review-Children's Bookwatch"A useful, interesting book for both research and browsing." —Penny Peck, SJSU iSchool, Association of California Libraries"History, cultural revelations, and colorful drawings backed with detail bring these achievements to life in a picture book highly recommended for libraries interested in a broader range of wonders based on revised modern perceptions of what makes for a great architectural creation." —Midwest Book Review-Children's Bookwatch"This was such a fun and interesting book to read with my kids. My son who would like to be an architect when he gets older loved reading about the different methods used to create these beautiful places. The illustrations were highly detailed. I like that the authors and illustrators also went over the peoples that lived in the area at the time. I really like having this book for our history curriculum!" —Cherokee Crum, YA Books Central"These buildings are a unique cross-section of world architecture and "How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built" offers a unique opportunity to compare the approaches, but also cultures of the entire world and different historical periods. Come and armchair travel across the world and time and peek behind the curtain of the creation of the architectural monuments that have helped shape the current world." —Midwest Book Review-Children's Bookwatch"I honestly had no idea there was an organization that created a poll for the new seven wonders! That was so cool to learn about and check out! Many of the places that were candidates, I had never heard of!" —Jan Farnworth, YA Books Central"I loved this cool book! It’s like diving into history. Each page has little snippets of information that are easy to read. I love the design of the pages, and the beautiful artwork. I found it really interesting to learn so much about these incredible places." —Luminous Libro Blog

• The Great Wall of ChinaPetraThe ColosseumChichén ItzáMachu PicchuThe Taj MahalChrist the Redeemer