The Human Race
Published on 20. October 2020
96 pages
978-0-7112-5670-5 (ISBN)
Description
Who was the first, who is the fastest and who is the best? This book celebrates humans' quest to race to the top!
Split into five chapters, the book explores humans' physical abilities, geographical discoveries, engineering achievements and scientific and technological breakthroughs. Find out who is the fastest human being on Earth, discover the story behind the race to the source of Nile and marvel at how human beings have conquered the skies, always striving to fly higher.
With fact-packed timelines throughout the book, readers can find out where they stand in the human race and be inspired by the incredible people who have come before them.
Split into five chapters, the book explores humans' physical abilities, geographical discoveries, engineering achievements and scientific and technological breakthroughs. Find out who is the fastest human being on Earth, discover the story behind the race to the source of Nile and marvel at how human beings have conquered the skies, always striving to fly higher.
With fact-packed timelines throughout the book, readers can find out where they stand in the human race and be inspired by the incredible people who have come before them.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Second Grade to Sixth Grade, Interest Age: From 7 to 11 years
ISBN-13
978-0-7112-5670-5 (9780711256705)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Sean Callery originally trained and worked as a journalist before he became a primary school teacher. He writes both fiction and nonfiction and has written over sixty books for children. He has a particular passion for history and has a knack for mining little tantalising nuggets of information that you might have missed before.
DONOUGH O'MALLEY is an Irish illustrator and designer currently based in the UK. He has over seventeen years' experience working for clients in a wide variety of areas such as editorial, advertising, fiction and children's picture books.
DONOUGH O'MALLEY is an Irish illustrator and designer currently based in the UK. He has over seventeen years' experience working for clients in a wide variety of areas such as editorial, advertising, fiction and children's picture books.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- FASTER, HIGHER, FARTHER
- RUN! The race to sprint
- MICHAEL PHELPS The race to swim
- THROW! The race to fling farther
- THE OLYMPICS The biggest sporting event in the world
- PARALYMPICS The race without limits
- RIDE! The race to pedal
- DRIVE! The race on four wheels
- SNOW! The race to slide
- JOURNEYS AND EXPEDITIONS
- TRADE! The race to link east and west
- CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS The race across the Atlantic
- SAIL! The race around the world
- ELLEN MACARTHUR The solo race
- THE UNDERWORLD The race to the bottom of the sea
- DAVID LIVINGSTONE The race across Africa
- HEAT! The race across Australia
- AMUNDSEN VS. SCOTT The race to the South Pole
- AMELIA EARHART The race across the sky
- NORGAY & HILLARY The race to the top
- TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES
- SHIPS The race to sail
- CARS The race on four wheels
- BIKES The race on two wheels
- TRAINS The rolling story
- BALLOONS The race into the sky
- WRIGHT BROTHERS The race to fly
- ROCKETS The race to space
- APOLLO 11 The race to the moon
- SCIENCE AND OUR WORLD
- STAYING ALIVE! The race against disease
- CHARLES DARWIN The race to evolve
- FIX ME! The race to cure
- THE BODY The race to see inside
- MARIE CURIE The radiation race
- LOOKING UP The race to know the stars
- ISAAC NEWTON The race to understand gravity
- TECHNOLOGY
- THE SPARK The race for electricity
- WHEELS A turning point
- COMPUTERS The data race
- POWER! The race for energy
- COMMUNICATION From smoke signals to SMS
- MEDIA The race to be entertained
- FARMING The race to grow food
- FOOD The race to eat better
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