Story Of Things

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Title
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ancient civilisations
Author_Neal Layton
books for children age 6
books for children age 7
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discoveries and inventions
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History for kids
history of inventions
modern inventions
prehistoric humans
the Middle Ages
the Stone Age

Product details

  • ISBN 9781526362629
  • Weight: 215g
  • Dimensions: 272 x 244mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Feb 2024
  • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Take a fascinating journey through time ­to explore a world full of ideas, inventions, discoveries and many, many ... things!


Have you ever wondered how us humans came to have so many 'things'?

Starting with the early humans who had very few things, through to the jam-packed world we live in today, discover how from the very beginning we humans have had the urge to invent and create! From the creation of Stone Age tools and the first handwritten book through to amazing inventions including the steam engine and the laptop computer, find out how things have transformed our world.

With fun illustrations and witty text by award-winning author and illustrator Neal Layton.

Neal is an award-winning illustrator and author of children's books. He has worked on more than 80 titles to date, working with authors such Cressida Cowell and Michael Rosen, and won several prizes including a Gold Award in the Nestle Children's Book Prize for That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown. His books have also been shortlisted for the Red House Book Awards, the Blue Peter Book Awards, the Booktrust Early Years Award, Funfzig Jahre Deutcher Jugendliteraturpreis and New York Public Library's annual list of Best Children's Books.He also writes his own books, such as eco-picture book A Planet Full of Plastic and 'The Invincible Tony Spears' fiction series. His books are currently in print in more than 16 languages worldwide. He lives in Portsmouth with his wife and two daughters.