Behind the Scenes: “Finding the Focus in Big Picture History” by Jennifer Thermes

My sister was the one who loved horses in my family. A pair of disgruntled ponies instilled a wariness in me, but as an adult, I appreciate the beauty and power of horses. Jennifer Thermes’ new picture book HORSE POWER: HOW HORSES CHANGED THE WORLD caught my eye after I had spent time thoroughly enjoying her previous book, MANHATTAN: MAPPING THE STORY OF AN ISLAND. (I shared that book in a blog post a while back.) Here Jennifer shares her process of finding and maintaining focus, a huge challeng...