From prehistory of how humans evolved from East African apes to the building of the first cities in Mesopotamia, young readers should find this book a useful introduction to our direct ancestors. Detailed illustrations introduce the different species of early humans - from the ape-like Australopithecus to the "wise man", Homo Sapiens and full-page scenes show how our ancestors made homes and tools, hunted, created art and learned to farm. The book also answers questions such as: who were the first people, and where did they live?; how did early humans survive the extreme cold of the Ice Age?; why did the neanderthals die out?; and where were the first cities?

 

This book is part of a book series called My Best Books .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2003 by Pan Macmillan .

Margaret Hynes has written and edited a variety of children's titles on topics as diverse as vocabulary, dinosaurs, history, soccer, science, and animals.

This book has the following chapters: 1 TITLE 2-3 COPYRIGHT AND CONTENTS 4-5 MEET THE HUMANS 6-7 EARLY TOOLMAKERS (AUSTRALOPITHECUS, HOMO HABILIS) 8-9 THE COMING OF FIRE (HOMO ERECTUS) 10-11 THE NEANDERTHALS 12-13 THE FIRST TOOLS 14-15 WISE MAN (HOMO SAPIENS) 16-17 THE ICE AGE 18-19 EARLY ARTISTS (CAVE PAINTINGS AND CARVINGS) 20-21 A TIME OF PLENTY (THE END OF THE ICE AGE) 22-23 THE FIRST FARMERS 24-25 THE BRONZE AGE 26-27 THE IRON AGE 28-29 CIVILIZATION BEGINS (THE FIRST CITIES) 30 HOW DO WE KNOW? (ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIGS, CARBON DATING) 31 GLOSSARY 32 INDEX