Incredible History: Lost Worlds Brought Back to Life

by D.K. Publishing

A stunning visual celebration of the world's key historical events brought back to life.

If you could travel back in time, where would you go first? This awe-inspiring history book might be able to help you answer that!

Introducing Incredible History- a visual and informative celebration of the most exciting and influential moments in history and a lookback at some of the world's most incredible places.

So prepare to dive deep into the past with this all-encompassing history book, which

-Photography of key modern-day historical sites and artefacts are juxtaposed with CGI reconstructions that turn the book into a time machine and bring scenes from the past back to life in marvellous detail
-Story boxes put the discovery in context and go behind the scenes to show you how archaeologists unearth the past
-Fascinating facts give the data and detail that show you what daily life was really like
-Each story is developed with an expert consultant ensuring its accuracy and realism

What were The Romans truly like? How did it feel to be on board The Titanic? What was life like when Egyptians roamed? These are just a small handful of riveting questions that can be answered by this historical encyclopedia.

Incredible History turns back time to reveal realistic reconstructions of the most incredible locations and exciting moments in history. Each story begins with an archaeological site, where you can learn when and how it was discovered, and what it teaches us about how the people who lived at the site might have spent their days. Then, you'll see the location recreated in jaw-dropping 3D detail! Using archaeological evidence, the people and places of the past will be brought back to life before your very eyes in this riveting read.

With each page jam-packed with fantastic facts and extraordinary pictures, Incredible History brings together the best bits of history and archaeology, to recreate the entire history of the world. From the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii, to the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt, patrolling the Great Wall of China to prehistoric humans on a hunt for mammoths, this all-encompassing history fact book truly does have something for everyone to love.

A must-have volume for history enthusiasts who want to see the past come to life, and doubling up as an ideal read for Kids 9+, parents and educators alike looking for an inspiring window into history. In fact, no other history book on the market uses 3D computer artwork to bring the past to life in such lavish detail.

DK is ready to take you on an inspiring journey into the past and beyond. Are you coming with us?

Genres: History, Nonfiction

162 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 7, 2022

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Frank Lang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Diese Rezension bezieht sich auf die deutsche Ausgabe dieses Buchs aus dem Dorling Kindersley Verlag (ISBN 3831045860).

Es gibt Dinge in der Menschheitsgeschichte, die verweilen bleibend in der Erinnerung und markieren wesentliche Momente in der Geschichte. Die DK-Redaktion hat sich 21 solcher Dinge herausgesucht, wobei es nicht immer Momentaufnahmen sind, wie z.B. der Tod bzw. der Fund von Ötzi, sondern oftmals langwierigere Ereignisse, wie der Bau der Pyramiden in Gizeh.

Die Vorstellung der Ereignisse erfolgt auf mehreren Seiten, damit zum einen einige Details erklärt werden und zum anderen imposante großflächige Zeichnungen das Ereignis darstellen. Es ergibt sich somit eine Mischung aus Fotos und aktuellen Erkenntnissen und Zeichnungen mit einer möglichen Darstellung. Beides zusammen vermittelt zwar kein tiefgreifendes aber für Kinder durchaus grundlegendes Wissen.

Die Kinder schauen sich beim Betrachten der Bilder auch kleine Details an, die die Zeichner dargestellt haben. Und das führt zu vielen Fragen zu den unterschiedlichsten Bereichen aus dem Leben von damals und heute. So darf Geschichte gern immer vermittelt werden. Zumindest um einen soliden Grundstock zu legen.

Fazit
Dieses Buch lädt Kinder dazu ein, einen Streifzug durch die Geschichte der Menschheit zu unternehmen. Es sind ausreichend viele Details vorhanden, um das Interesse der Kinder zu wecken, ohne diese gleich zu überfordern. Zudem gibt es viele Fotos, Illustrationen und natürlich die großflächigen Zeichnungen, die das erzählt optisch sehr gut in Szene setzen. Unseren Kindern hat das Buch sehr gut gefallen.

[Richard Skolek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Krásná knížka se spoustou ilustrací. Kromě „klasik“ typu starověkého Řecka a Egypta je tu třeba i Angkor, schodišťové studny v Indii, skalní vesnice amerických Pueblanů nebo Věstonická venuše (což je u anglofonní knihy poměrně překvapivé).