Take a fascinating journey through time to explore a world full of ideas, inventions, discoveries and many, many ... things!
Have you ever wondered how us humans came to have so many 'things'?
Starting with the early humans who had very few things, through to the jam-packed world we live in today, discover how from the very beginning we humans have had the urge to invent and create! From the creation of Stone Age tools and the first handwritten book through to amazing inventions including the steam engine and the laptop computer, find out how things have transformed our world.
With fun illustrations and witty text by award-winning author and illustrator Neal Layton.
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Many of Neal's ideas come from his childhood, and now he's grown up, from being a parent. He has illustrated more than 60 books to date, working with authors such as Michael Rosen and Cressida Cowell, and won several prizes including a Gold Award for 'That Rabbit belongs to Emily Brown'. He also writes his own books including the pop-up book'The Story of Eve
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