Absolutely Everything!
A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention
Will be published approx. on 24. September 2018
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-9998028-2-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"From the Big Bang to yesterday's breakfast, this BOOK OF FUNAND 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
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
What on Earth Publishing Ltd
Target group
Interest Age: From 9 years
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
Full-colour illustrations and photography throughout
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 184 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-9998028-2-0 (9781999802820)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Christopher Lloyd graduated with a double-first class degree in history from Cambridge University. Christopher became Technology Editor with The Sunday Times newspaper in London and is now a bestselling author of more than 15 books on world history including What on Earth Happened? The Complete Story of the Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day (Bloomsbury) and the series of What on Earth Timeline Wallbooks and more. He is in great demand as a lecturer and public speaker throughout the world at conferences, educational seminars, museums, festivals and schools.
Content
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
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