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Explore 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 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.

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<i> Epic - this is history let out of a box </i> - Daily Telegraph

Our brains positively fizzed and buzzed Holy Preparatory School Epic - this is history let out of a box - Daily Telegraph Brilliant! This item has helped loads with the home learning I do with my children, very useful and handy product, and great when you have minimal space as we do. REBECCA WRIGHT Our brains positively fizzed and buzzed - Holy Preparatory School This is history let out of its box. It simply sings to info-philes and visual learners alike. With parallel timelines for all continents, developments on land, sky and sea, more than a thousand illustrations, it is a superlative mastery of design and research, a treat to eye and brain alike. - Lucy H Pearce, Book Reviewer for JUNO magazine The What on Earth? series of wallbooks have become known for delivering the facts on various subjects in a fun, informative and visually appealing way. These books deliver on many levels and I couldn t be more impressed. Never mind the children I d like the whole series for myself! www.pocketfulofrye.co.uk -Epic - this is history let out of a box- - Daily Telegraph -Children LOVE the 'What on Earth?' format and this is a book that I have used in class frequently.- EMILY BEALE - TEACHERS' BOOK AWARDS REVIEW -It simply sings to info-philes and visual learners alike. With parallel timelines for all continents, developments on land, sky and sea, more than a thousand illustrations, it is a superlative mastery of design and research, a treat to eye and brain alike.- - Lucy H Pearce, Book Reviewer for JUNO magazine -The What on Earth? series of wallbooks have become known for delivering the facts - on various subjects - in a fun, informative and visually appealing way. These books deliver on many levels and I couldn't be more impressed. Never mind the children - I'd like the whole series for myself!- - www.pocketfulofrye.co.uk Children LOVE the 'What on Earth?' format and this is a book that I have used in class frequently. EMILY BEALE - TEACHERS' BOOK AWARDS REVIEW It simply sings to info-philes and visual learners alike. With parallel timelines for all continents, developments on land, sky and sea, more than a thousand illustrations, it is a superlative mastery of design and research, a treat to eye and brain alike. - Lucy H Pearce, Book Reviewer for JUNO magazine Epic - this is history let out of a box - Daily Telegraph Our brains positively fizzed and buzzed - Holy Preparatory School This is history let out of its box. It simply sings to info-philes and visual learners alike. With parallel timelines for all continents, developments on land, sky and sea, more than a thousand illustrations, it is a superlative mastery of design and research, a treat to eye and brain alike. - Lucy H Pearce, Book Reviewer for JUNO magazine The What on Earth? series of wallbooks have become known for delivering the facts - on various subjects - in a fun, informative and visually appealing way. These books deliver on many levels and I couldn't be more impressed. Never mind the children - I'd like the whole series for myself! - www.pocketfulofrye.co.uk

<i> Children LOVE the 'What on Earth?' format and this is a book that I have used in class frequently. </i> EMILY BEALE - TEACHERS' BOOK AWARDS REVIEW

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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 bestselling author of more than fifteen books on world history including What on Earth Happened? (Bloomsbury), the series of What on Earth Timeline Wallbooks, Absolutely Everything! and more. He is in great demand as a lecturer and public speaker throughout the world, including at TEDx talks, conferences, educational seminars, museums, festivals and schools. Patrick Skipworth studied Classics and Linguistics in London and the Netherlands, connecting the dots between ancient cultures, their histories and their languages. Today, Patrick is a children’s book editor, but likes to write his own stories when he can. Some of his favourite topics are prehistoric bugs, super-inteligent robots and legends from far away places.

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