Ipswich Museum Illustrated Children’s Trail: Emma Metcalfe Illustrator

Ipswich Museum Amazing Animals illustrated family trail front cover by Emma Metcalfe

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Children's illustrator and trail designer Emma Metcalfe was commissioned to devise and illustrate a bespoke museum trail focussing on the Victorian Natural History Gallery at Ipswich Museum.

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Ipswich Museum Animal Adaptations Natural History Taxidermy I Spy Trail illustrated by Emma Metcalfe

The aim of the trail is to provide a simple, structured I spy activity to encourage families to take a closer look at the taxidermy in the Victorian Natural History Gallery.

What is Taxidermy back cover of illustrated children's trail by Emma Metcalfe

The trail is full of fun facts about some of the ways animals have adapted to survive and thrive in their environments.

All artwork was drawn by hand with pen and ink and then colour added digitally.

The finished family trail is a single sheet of A3 paper, folded once to A4. Amazing Animals is available from Ipswich Museum (from October 2019).

Illustrated children's Natural History I Spy Museum Trail of Victorian Animal Taxidermy by Emma Metcalfe

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