The History of Pre-History : An Adventure Through 4 Billion Years Of Life On Earth! - Mick Manning & Brita Granstroem

The History of Pre-History

An Adventure Through 4 Billion Years Of Life On Earth!

By: Mick Manning & Brita Granstroem, Brita Granstroem (Illustrator), Mick Manning

Hardcover | 12 September 2019

At a Glance

Hardcover


$40.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $10.19 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 15 to 25 business days


Paddle down the river of time on an amazing prehistoric journey - all you need to bring is your imagination! Witness the fiery beginnings of our Earth, and the explosion of life on our planet. Fly with a pterosaur! Hang out with apes! Ride a mammoth! Help to make an amazing cave painting and witness the first ever writing - a hymn to the Moon Goddess!

An exciting, action-packed introduction to prehistory, from first life on Earth to the beginning of recorded history.

About the Authors

Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom have developed a unique and highly successful approach to non-fiction picture books, with illustrations and text that bring the young reader right into events. Of their Charles Dickens: Scenes from an Extraordinary Life (2011), Simon Callow wrote in the New York Times that their "verve and wit are infectious ... a wonderful, enduring introduction". Their many awards include the Smarties Silver Award, the English Association Award (four times), and the Royal Society Young People's Book Award.

Their most recent book is Books, Books, Books! , published by Otter-Barry Books in 2017.
Industry Reviews

"A must-have for primary libraries."

* Achuka *

"A real treat of a book, stretching back into the distant past with a truly unique perspective on prehistory that isn't just your average dinosaur book."

* Read it, Daddy! *

"From a fiery earth to dinosaurs early humans, and homo sapiens, time-travelling kids investigate all that happened before history began to be written down. Child characters and dynamic art make this well pitched for the top of key stage 1 and key stage 2."

-- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *

"Takes readers on a time-travelling adventure through four billion years of history."

* The Bookseller *

More in History & The Past for Children & Teenagers

Songlines : First Knowledges for younger readers - Margo Ngawa Neale

RRP $26.99

$23.90

11%
OFF
Azaria : A True History - Maree Coote
Welcome To Country - Lisa Kennedy

$16.99

Somebody's Land : WELCOME TO OUR COUNTRY - Adam Goodes
Sapiens : A Graphic History: Volume 1 - Yuval Noah Harari

RRP $39.99

$35.35

12%
OFF
The Action Bible New Testament : God's Redemptive Story - Sergio Cariello
My Place : 20th Anniversary Edition - Nadia Wheatley
Chinese New Year Colors - Richard Lo

RRP $16.99

$16.95

Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 2 : The Pillars of Civilization - Yuval Noah Harari
Doctor Who : The Adventures Before - Doctor Who

RRP $34.99

$31.75

The Diary of a Young Girl : The Definitive Edition - Anne Frank
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - Eleanor Coerr
Ned Kelly and the Green Sash - Mark Greenwood
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - William Kamkwamba
Action Bible Rev/E : Action Bible - Sergio Cariello

RRP $59.99

$53.95

10%
OFF
Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 3 : The Masters of History - Yuval Noah Harari