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The Story Of Things

By Neal Layton
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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... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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The Story Of Things

Take a fascinating journey through time ­to explore a world full of ideas, inventions, discoveries and many, many ... things!

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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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526362629

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 February 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wren & Rook

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 272.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 215g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Education & Reference Engineering, Technology & Agriculture Neal Layton

About the Author

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.

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