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Patrick O'Brien


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Children's, Nonfiction, History


Patrick O'Brien has been a full-time illustrator and artist since 1985. His clients have included National Geographic, The Discovery Channel, and the Smithsonian. His art has appeared in magazines and newspapers, on posters and greeting cards, and even on billboards.

Patrick is the author and illustrator of twelve picture books for children. These are mostly non-fiction books about things like knights, pirates, ships, and dinosaurs, although he has done a couple of science-ficition books about dinosaurs in space.

In 2003 Patrick began creating oil paintings of maritime scenes. In 2010 the U.S. Naval Academy Museum mounted an exhibition featuring twenty-eight of his maritime paintings. In 2012, The National Maritime Historical Society awarded ...more

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Average rating: 3.96 · 1,363 ratings · 266 reviews · 92 distinct works • Similar authors
The Making of a Knight
4.15 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions
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You Are the First Kid on Mars
3.81 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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The Mutiny on the Bounty
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Steam, Smoke, and Steel
4.12 avg rating — 85 ratings — 8 editions
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Big Babies
3.91 avg rating — 66 ratings — 2 editions
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The Hindenburg
3.87 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions
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The Great Ships
4.11 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions
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Sabertooth
3.86 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
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Duel of the Ironclads: The ...
3.74 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
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