A visual, thematic history that focuses on how humankind pushed the boundaries of knowledge and the known world. Four elements of the story are investigated in turn - the evolution of tribes and civilizations throughout the world, leadership and government as society became more complicated, travel and warfare, and science and technology. This book aims to enable you to contrast the strengths and weaknesses of different peoples, how some grew into great civilizations, and others did not - and to discover why. Material is drawn from each of the world's major early civilizations and cultures is investigated in turn, from the dramatic changes during Stone Age and the ancient river valley civilizations of Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley and the Nile, to the continuing cultures of the Arctic and Native American Indians. The book offers step-by-step projects for recipes, costumes, and model-making - all inspired by the skills of the past while pictorial timelines plot key people, events and civilizations. This text aims to enhance the British National Curriculum Key Stage 2 objectives.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called The Illustrated History Encyclopedia .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published in 2001 by Anness Publishing .

Philip Steele is an experienced author of history books for children. Dr Jen Green received a doctorate from the University of Sussex in 1982. She worked in publishing for 15 years and is now a full-time writer who has written many books for children. Lorna Oakes lectures regularly at the British Museum and Birkbeck College, London University, and has led many lecture tours to Egypt and Syria. Her work with the Education Service at the British Museum includes producing trails and a teacher's guide on the Assyrian Galleries, taking part in the programme of gallery talks and lectures, and teaching school groups and theological college students. Dr Jen Green is the author of over 50 books for children. She has an enduring interest in history, and has written a number of books on native America. Fiona MacDonald has written a number of children's books, including Find out About Japan for Southwater. She wrote a history of keeping clean which won the Times Educational Supplements Senior Information book of the year. Philip Steele is a historian specialising in writing books for the children's market, His previous books include World of Pirates for Southwater. Michael Stotter is a highly experienced writer with a special interest in the history of North America, crime and real life mysteries. Daud Ali lectures in Early South Asian History at the School of Oriental and African Studies. His writing pedigree includes publications on a wide range of ancient Indian subjects, including monarchy, women, cosmology and Hinduism. Charlotte Hurdman is an editor and author of illustrated information books. Philip Steele is an historian who specializes in writing books for children. Richard Tames has written over 100 books for children, and is also a biographer and a Blue Badge Tourist Guide. Fiona Macdonald has written over 300 children's books. She lives in Scotland and visited Coll to write this book. Jen Green is a widely published children's nonfiction writer, specializing in natural science topics.