The Story of People

by Catherine Barr

Hardcover, 2019

Status

Available

Call number

909

Barcode

320

Tags

Publication

Frances Lincoln Children's Books (2019), Edition: Illustrated, 40 pages

Description

When did the first humans live? How did humans spread all over the world? How has science and technology changed the way we live? And what will happen to humans in the future? The team behind The Story of Space and The Story of Life present a first book about the human world for very young children, looking at how humans evolved and the history of humanity up to the present day.

User reviews

LibraryThing member PardaMustang
The Story of People by Catherine Barr & Steve Williams is a cute introduction to the timeline of humanity for young readers. With engaging artwork, and easy to follow language, this is the perfect introduction to anthropology! It follows humanity from our earliest incarnations, covering how modern
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humans evolved, and through the rise of civilisation, up to present day. It covers the good and the bad of human history, not shirking harsh topics like slavery. I read this with my cubs and we all enjoyed it.

***Many thanks to Netgalley & Quarto Publishing for providing an ecopy in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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LibraryThing member LibrarianRyan
This book is interesting, however I can think of at least 10 reasons why it will either get banned, or not purchased at all. Example, illustrations that show nudity, or semi nudity, when referencing America, the references are all bad, while other countries or skipped over or praised, the fact that
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it believes in evolution, etc. I personally find nothing wrong with the story, but it very much reminds me of a little kid standing in front of a classroom telling his friends how people were created. It’s the way the book flows. Happy thing, sad thing, happy thing, scary thing. While personally I don’t mind this book, and wouldn't care if someone objected to it, I wouldn’t buy it for my library collection because better books on the same topic exist.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

40 p.; 11.18 inches

ISBN

1786032651 / 9781786032652
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