World History Encyclopedia: 4 Million Years Ago to the Present Day

by Anita Ganeri, Hazel Mary Martell, Brian Williams

A wonderful reference for people whose eyes usually glaze over at the very mention of history, this volume synthesizes in easy-to-understand one- and two-page spreads the key eras, civilizations, movements, conflicts, and personalities that make up the human experience. A rich array of detailed full-color photographs, drawings, and reconstructions re-create the concerns of daily life, from costume to art and architecture, customs to emerging philosophies. Two time-line styles are used--one pinpointing key dates within the subject spread, and another locating subjects on a time bar along the top of the page. 9 1/2" x 13". Color illus.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Childrens, Reference

255 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

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.

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