The Sports Timeline Posterbook: Unfold the Story of Sport - from the Ancient Olympics to the Present Day!
No. of pages 8
Published: 2014
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Follow the action -- from the Ancient Olympics to the present day -- with this beautifully illustrated timeline of the history of sports! More than 100 different sporting moments are featured in over 1,000 pictures and captions to tell the unique history of sport, including gymnastics, skiing, swimming, racing, and ball games. This giant timeline is specially designed to be unfolded and stuck up on a wall and makes a spectacular display for any library, bedroom, classroom, or anywhere curious people dwell. What on Earth Posterbooks are fully laminated to give them extra durability and are easy to mount on a wall.
This book is part of a book series called What On Earth Posterbooks .
This book has been graded for interest at 7+ years.
There are 8 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2014 by What on Earth Publishing Ltd .
Andy Forshaw graduated in graphic design and illustration from London's Central Saint Martins college, and has worked on numerous online and publishing projects. Since 2010, Andy has created more than 5, 000 illustrations for children's books. When not illustrating, Andy can be found exploring the countryside on his bike. He lives in London. 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 fifteen books on world history including What on Earth Happened? (Bloomsbury), the series of What on Earth Timeline Wallbooks, Absolutely Everything! and more. He is in great demand as a lecturer and public speaker throughout the world, including at TEDx talks, conferences, educational seminars, museums, festivals and schools. Brian Oliver is a former Sports Editor of the Observer .
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