I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast: A Celebration of Plants Around the World

About Michael Holland

Michael Holland has had a 25-year career at the eminent Chelsea Physic Garden in London latterly as Head of Education for over 17 years. He has taught tens of thousands of people aged 2 to 92 about the natural world. Born in a small coastal town in Liguria Italy to a Filipina mother and Swiss father Philip Giordano is a tireless globetrotter who now lives and works in Tokyo. After studying at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts and at the European Institute of Design he earned a Master in Animation in Turin. He works for a number of magazines and publishing houses around the world illustrating book covers designing toys and creating children's books and animations. The simple and colorful shapes of his illustrations his iconic characters and his graphic landscapes render his unique style immediately recognizable and transform his stories into breathtaking visual journeys.