"From the Big Bang to yesterday's breakfast, this BOOK OF FUN
AND DISCOVERY makes sense of it ALL." -- Martin Brown, Horrible Histories "A riveting
mosaic of exciting true stories... I COULDN'T PUT IT
DOWN!" -- Deborah Heiligman, "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh" "ABSOLUTELY
WONDERFUL! I wish they'd had books like this when I was young..." -- Anthony Horowitz, Alex Rider 'I think Absolutely Everything is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. It manages to explain our entire world history in an informed, entertaining and truly accessible way. Children will love it - and adults too!' -- Jacqueline Wilson
Embark on an entertaining journey across millennia and continents, and learn about absolutely everything including the creation of planet Earth, the age of dinosaurs, the rise of humans, the miserable medieval times, globalisation, wars, revolutions, technology - and much more. Find out the answers to many big questions about our planet, animals and the people inhabiting Earth. Engaging design, illustrations and photographs throughout bring to life the most remarkable true stories of all time.
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Discover how science, nature and history connect in this fast-paced, entertaining and incredibly informative history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day.
1. Nothing to Something: The beginning of the universe, life and everything
2. Land Ahoy!: Creatures wriggle out of the seas and forests cover the land
3. Dinosaurs: Terrible lizards and what comes after
4. Hands Free: Some apes walk on two feet
5. You and Me: How a single species of humans, Homo sapiens, became the last on Earth
6. Civilisation Begins: Writing kicks off a new era
7. Meanwhile, in Asia: More powerful civilisations thrive
8. Rise and Fall: Classical empires come and go
9. Meanwhile, in the Americas: More empires rise and fall
10. Invention Connection: Powerful ideas emerge in the Muslim world and East Asia
11. Medieval Misery: Christian Europe struggles following the collapse of the Roman Empire
12. Going Global: European explorers race to conquer a 'New World'
13. Revolutions All Around: Science, freedom and robots
14. World at War: When everyone started fighting everyone else
15. To Be Continued...: The shaping of the world we know and what might come next
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What on Earth Books celebrates Absolutely Everything in 2018 with a host of activities including an author tour, high-level multimedia marketing and PR campaign, a programme of consumer events, in-store point-of-sale and more.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781999802820
Publisert
2018-09-24
Utgiver
Vendor
What on Earth Books
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
352
Forfatter
Illustratør