Description
Product Description
The perfect cross-curricular home-learning resource for children aged 6 - 14Explore the most amazing moments in scientific and technological discovery in this unique fold-out timeline book that brings the history of science to life!
The timeline includes over 1,000 illustrations and captions and is uniquely divided into 7 sections (Sky and Space, Transportation and Communication, Building and Invention, Earth and Land, Medicine and Biology, Physics and Chemistry, and Math and Measurement) with a timeline running along the bottom. From the Stone Ages to the present day, the nearly 6-foot-long timeline allows readers to compare events across the world at any given moment in time – making this a wonderful cross-curricular, all-encompassing science tool for the whole family!
Created in association with the American Museum of Natural History, the timeline also includes an easy-to-read chronicle, written in the form of 30 newspaper articles. These examine the key moments in scientific history in greater detail, such as the first use of written numbers and the invention of the telephone. Other features include a page of letters to the editor, a 50-question quiz, and a pocket magnifier to make it easy and fun to explore all the timeline’s details.
This timeline is essential for all curious minds in a world where loving learning matters more than ever before. It is perfect for 6–14 year olds, and for science lovers of any age! You can enjoy this timeline many ways: unfolding it on the floor, reading it like a book or detaching it to stick it to the wall.
Review
"I liked the alternative book format, combining a 'newspaper/chronicle format' outlining scientific discoveries with a large six foot Timeline to post on the wall for children....Motivated readers can evaluate their knowledge with a Quiz at the end." -
Youth Services Book Review
"This compendium of scientific facts was written in association with the American Museum of Natural History and includes a newspaper-style "Chronicle" of key moments in the history of science and a 50-question quiz. Visual learners, science and history buffs and philomaths, rejoice!" - ShelfAwareness
“All too often, history is taught in silos. A series of facts and bits information internal to say, The French Revolution, but rarely are we taught what was going on elsewhere at the same time. This is particularly true for the history of science. It’s great to have context of what was going on across the whole scientific world, at any given time.” - GeekDad
About the Author
Christopher Lloyd graduated with a double-first class degree in history from Cambridge University. Christopher became Technology Editor with The Sunday Times newspaper in London and is now a best-selling author of more than 15 books on world history including What on Earth Happened? The Complete Story of the Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day (Bloomsbury) and the series of What on Earth? Timelines. He is in great demand as a lecturer and public speaker throughout the world at conferences, educational seminars, museums, festivals and schools.
Andy Forshaw graduated with a BA in graphic design and illustration from London’s Central St. Martins College. In 2010, Andy and Christopher teamed up to found What on Earth Publishing with a view to establishing new ways of making big history accessible to all ages. Andy has since individually created more than 5,000 illustrations that are featured in the range
of What on Earth? timelines. When not illustrating, Andy can be found exploring the countryside on his bike.