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Big Ideas from History

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An engaging, alternative history of the world for children, which helps to make sense of today.

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SKU: 9781912891801 Category: Children’s education Tags: Atlases & maps (Children?s/Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: general non-fiction, Encyclopaedias (Children’s / Teenage), General knowledge & trivia (Children’s / Teenage), History & the past: general interest (Children’s / Teenage), People & places (Children’s / Teenage), Personal & social issues (Children’s / Teenage), Work & industry / world of work (Children’s / Teenage)
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An engaging, alternative history of the world for children, which helps to make sense of today.

The present can loom very large in a child’s mind: all the crises and challenges of the modern world can feel overwhelming and at times dispiriting. This book is a big history of the world, from the beginnings of the universe to now, which places the reader at its centre. It encourages them to think about how and why they experience the world as they do and offers a helpful perspective by placing their thoughts and feelings in the context of our history and evolution.

Big Ideas From History is an immense story of what has happened through time that speaks personally and constructively to a growing mind. What might the dinosaurs or the ancient Egyptians, the Aztec warriors or the Enlightenment thinkers of the 18th century tell us that could be interesting and useful to hear now? The insights we need are scattered in time and place, waiting to be discovered.

The book also looks to the future and asks the reader to imagine a world they would like to live in. What might they learn from self-knowledge? How can they grow, develop and create their own place in history? It is a thoughtful and inspiring introduction to the world around us, which encourages the child to engage with themselves and others through history.

Dimensions 24.6 × 18 cm
Author

The, School of Life

Publisher

The School of Life Press

Imprint

The School of Life Press

Cover

Hardback

Pages

320

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

909 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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Big Ideas from History
£22.00

Available on backorder (5-7 days)

Big Ideas from History
£22.00

Available on backorder (5-7 days)