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Translated from the French by Anna Lehmann All of Us is a collective history of the world, told from an uncommon point of view. Written in the first-person plural, All of Us is a book of our history, emphasizing our unity as a species, beginning with the birth of our planet and our common origins in Africa, and describing how we came to be who we are in all our numerous guises. As hunter-gatherers and nomads, inventors of tools, farmers and breeders, we evolved in various ways, influenced by outside forces, such as different climates and geographies, which led to our divisions into different civilizations. Our past was one of incredible invention—the creation of art, the development of writing, the birth of science, religion, and philosophy—but also of constant struggle for survival, of colonization, of revolution, slavery, and war. With detailed maps, intricate illustrations, and vivid descriptions, All of Us is a gripping and inclusive world history for young readers, a history of the family of man. It will appeal to fans of Howard Zinn’s A Young People’s History of the United States series.

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"""An illustrated history of human civilisation, All Of Us breezes through the millennia and celebrates our collective successes while also enumerating our many failures. Wars come and go, empires rise and fall, but our race’s enduring achievement is, it seems, that we’re still surviving and even thriving. Excellent educational reading.” —James Lovegrove, Financial Times's 'Best Books of 2019: Picture Books' ""Yvan Pommaux and Christophe Ylla-Somers's All of Us: A Young People's History of the World . . . is packed with information for young inquisitive minds. Beginning with 'vapor' turning into rain and the rain filling 'the hollows of the earth,' All of Us provides a highly illustrated account of the 'history of the world.' Told as a linear narrative, with events, actions and individuals highlighted throughout, children can read from front to back or dip in and out depending on their mood."" —Shelf Awareness “A perfectly balanced book showing how humans have made the world in which they live and ensuring that there is a balance of facts representing all countries and not favouring one over the other. Unique, clever and highly readable.” —Armadillo"

An illustrated history of human civilisation, All Of Us breezes through the millennia and celebrates our collective successes while also enumerating our many failures. Wars come and go, empires rise and fall, but our race's enduring achievement is, it seems, that we're still surviving and even thriving. Excellent educational reading. --James Lovegrove, Financial Times's 'Best Books of 2019: Picture Books' Yvan Pommaux and Christophe Ylla-Somers's All of Us: A Young People's History of the World . . . is packed with information for young inquisitive minds. Beginning with 'vapor' turning into rain and the rain filling 'the hollows of the earth, ' All of Us provides a highly illustrated account of the 'history of the world.' Told as a linear narrative, with events, actions and individuals highlighted throughout, children can read from front to back or dip in and out depending on their mood. --Shelf Awareness A perfectly balanced book showing how humans have made the world in which they live and ensuring that there is a balance of facts representing all countries and not favouring one over the other. Unique, clever and highly readable. --Armadillo

A summary of humankind's existence so far, it unveils a passing pageant of raging wars, civilisations rising and falling, and religions becoming ever more divisive. Co-authors Yvan Pommaux and Christophe Ylla-Somers draw attention to the human race's great achievements alongside its failings, with Pommaux's excellent illustrations finding moments of beauty to offset the frequent instances of carnage. . . . The result is perfect educational reading for anyone too young yet to tackle Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens. --James Lovegrove, Financial Times Yvan Pommaux and Christophe Ylla-Somers's All of Us: A Young People's History of the World . . . is packed with information for young inquisitive minds. Beginning with 'vapor' turning into rain and the rain filling 'the hollows of the earth, ' All of Us provides a highly illustrated account of the 'history of the world.' Told as a linear narrative, with events, actions and individuals highlighted throughout, children can read from front to back or dip in and out depending on their mood. --Shelf Awareness A perfectly balanced book showing how humans have made the world in which they live and ensuring that there is a balance of facts representing all countries and not favouring one over the other. Unique, clever and highly readable. --Armadillo

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Yvan Pommaux is an acclaimed children’s book author, illustrator, and comic-book artist in France. He received the Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris in 1985 and the Prix Sorcières in 2015 for All of Us. Christophe Ylla-Somers is the son-in-law of Yvan Pommaux. He is also a singer, DJ, and historian of the Middle Ages. Anna Lehmann is a translator of French literature.

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