From Then to Now: A Short History of the World (Governor General's Literary Awards Childrens Literature (Tex)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.49 (988 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0887765408 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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It was an ambitious undertaking to condense that much history into a form young readers 10 and up can relate to, but Toronto author Christopher Moore and illustrator Andrej Krystoforski of Poland have done an excellent job.” –Waterloo Region RecordPRAISE FOR CHAMPLAIN:“…a lushly pictorial biography, extended with archival artwork, maps, and artifacts ….” – School Library Journal“Not only introduces readers to the explorer’s life story and the challenges he faced in North America, it also provides excellent background information ….” – BooklistPRAISE FOR THE BIG BOOK OF CANADA:“… an excellent addition to school or home bookshelf.”– The Globe and Mail. “From Then
The world as we know it I have nothing but respect for contemporary historians. A few of them, let us be honest, are rock stars. They have to take something as strange and ephemeral as knowledge (such as it stands) about the past and make it into something relevant and interesting and coherent. These days historians also need. A nice history book MomOf3 I had to review this so that people looking for a history book could get a review that was relevant. This book was indeed a short history of the world, but I liked what was included. It is written from a secular perspective so while Christianity is given time, it is treated like all the other religions. This is not the Christopher Moore you are looking for Robb Wijnhausen While I am sure that this is a very well-written book (based on what I know about the author and his previous work), this is merely a caution to those of you who are fans of the OTHER Christopher Moore (based in San Francisco, U.S. as opposed to Toronto, Canada) and are thinking that this is a work her
Now, our technology reaches far out into the cosmos. It’s the story of how we grew apart over all those years of migration and division, and how – as we recognize our common heritage and our often mixed ancestry – we can come together.An index, maps, and notes make this a must-have reference, as well as a delight to read and to discuss. Just 50,000 years ago, our hunter-gatherer ancestors ventured off the African savannah and into the wider world. How did we get to where we are today?With lively text and colorful illustrations, From Then to Now explains how individual societies struggled to find their own paths, despite war, disease, slavery, natural disasters, and the relentless growth of human knowledge. From Then to Now is bound to create a generation of history buffs!. From Hammurabi to Henry Ford, from Incan couriers to the Internet, from the Taj Mahal to the Eiffel Tower, from Marco Polo to Martin Luther King, from Cleopatra to Catherine the Great, from boiled haggis to fried tarantulas – this is no less than the story of humanity
He writes a long-running column on history and historians for Canada’s History magazine (previously known as The Beaver). His history for young readers, The Story of Canada, written with Janet Lunn and Alan Daniel, was named one of the ten best Canadian children’s books of the