The World History Encyclopedia is a remarkable journey through the history of the human race. Anyone with a need to set history into context will welcome this highly visual approach. Its penetrating investigation into the emergence of people and the very first settlements, through ancient civilizations to the present day, will answer questions and stimulate interest. Superb illustrators, experienced authors and consultants in education have combined experience and skills to present a wealth of information.
Over 1000 illustrations, diagrams and photographs
Frequent use of detailed maps
Illustrated date panels of key events
Quick reference timelines on each page
Reference charts of social, political and cultural developments
Comprehensive
Anita Ganeri is a highly experienced author of children’s information books, specialising in religion, India/Asia, multiculturalism, geography, biography and natural history. She became a freelance writer after working at Walker Books (as foreign rights manager) and Usborne Publishing (as an editor). Since then, she has written over 300 titles, including the best-selling Horrible Geography series for Scholastic. The series won the Geographical Association Silver Award in 1999 and was cited as being ‘an innovation that all geographers will applaud’. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society where she conducts most of her research for the books.