The Science Timeline Wallbook: Unfold the Story of Inventions-from the Stone Age to the Present Day!

by Christopher Lloyd, Andy Forshaw (Illustrator)

Overview

Explore the most amazing moments in scientific and technological discovery in this unique fold-out timeline book that brings the history of science to life!

The timeline includes over 1,000 illustrations and captions and is uniquely divided into 7 sections:

• Sky and Space
• Transportation and Communication
• Building and Invention
• Earth and Land
• Medicine and Biology
• Physics and Chemistry
• Math and Measurement
• With a timeline running along the bottom

From the Stone Ages to the present day, the nearly 6-foot-long timeline allows readers to compare events across the world at any given moment in time – making this a wonderful cross-curricular, all-encompassing science tool for the whole family!

Created in association with the American Museum of Natural History, the timeline also includes an easy-to-read chronicle, written in the form of 30 newspaper articles. These examine the key moments in scientific history in greater detail, such as the first use of written numbers and the invention of the telephone. Other features include a page of letters to the editor, a 50-question quiz, and a pocket magnifier to make it easy and fun to explore all the timeline’s details.

This timeline is essential for all curious minds in a world where loving learning matters more than ever before. It is perfect for 6–14 year olds, and for science lovers of any age! You can enjoy this timeline many ways: unfolding it on the floor, reading it like a book or detaching it to stick it to the wall.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780993284755
Publisher:	What on Earth Publishing
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Series:	Timeline Wallbook , #3
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	10.30(w) x 13.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	6 - 14 Years

About the Author

Christopher Lloyd graduated with a double-first class degree in history from Cambridge University. Christopher became Technology Editor with The Sunday Times newspaper in London and is now a best-selling author of more than 15 books on world history including What on Earth Happened? The Complete Story of the Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day (Bloomsbury) and the series of What on Earth? Timelines. He is in great demand as a lecturer and public speaker throughout the world at conferences, educational seminars, museums, festivals and schools.

Andy Forshaw graduated with a BA in graphic design and illustration from London’s Central St. Martins College. In 2010, Andy and Christopher teamed up to found What on Earth Publishing with a view to establishing new ways of making big history accessible to all ages. Andy has since individually created more than 5,000 illustrations that are featured in the range of What on Earth? Timelines. When not illustrating, Andy can be found exploring the countryside on his bike.

Interviews

Christopher Lloyd to join speakers panel at BookExpo - June 2nd, 2017

Editorial Reviews

"I liked the alternative book format, combining a 'newspaper/chronicle format' outlining scientific discoveries with a large six foot timeline to post on the wall for children - Motivated readers can evaluate their knowledge with a quiz at the end." —Youth Services Book Review

"This compendium of scientific facts was written in association with the American Museum of Natural History and includes a newspaper-style ‘Chronicle’ of key moments in the history of science and a 50-question quiz. Visual learners, science and history buffs and philomaths, rejoice!" —Shelf Awareness

From the Publisher

"The What on Earth? series of wallbooks have become known for delivering the facts – on various subjects – in a fun, informative and visually appealing way. These books deliver on many levels and I couldn’t be more impressed. Never mind the children – I’d like the whole series for myself!"

www.pocketfulofrye.co.uk

"It simply sings to info-philes and visual learners alike. With parallel timelines for all continents, developments on land, sky and sea, more than a thousand illustrations, it is a superlative mastery of design and research, a treat to eye and brain alike."

JUNO Lucy H. Pearce

"Epic - this is history let out of a box"

Daily Telegraph

"Children LOVE the ‘What on Earth?’ format and this is a book that I have used in class frequently."

TEACHERS’ BOOK AWARDS REVIEW

"This compendium of scientific facts was written in association with the American Museum of Natural History and includes a newspaper-style "Chronicle" of key moments in the history of science and a 50-question quiz. Visual learners, science and history buffs and philomaths, rejoice!"

Emilie

"Each volume contains a 6-foot-long illustrated chart showing, in hand-drawn pictures across a horizontal timeline, the occurrence of major historical events.....The Wallbooks, with their unique presentation of history, are one way for students — of any age, really — to follow their own interests into a deeper knowledge of the past."

Omnivoracious Sarah Harrison Smith

"The Wallbooks, with their unique presentation of history, are one way for students — of any age, really — to follow their own interests into a deeper knowledge of the past."

Omnivoracious

"This compendium of scientific facts was written in association with the American Museum of Natural History and includes a newspaper-style "Chronicle" of key moments in the history of science and a 50-question quiz. Visual learners, science and history buffs and philomaths, rejoice!"

Shelf Awareness for Readers for Tuesday, December 5, 2017 - Emilie Coulter

"It simply sings to info-philes and visual learners alike. With parallel timelines for all continents, developments on land, sky and sea, more than a thousand illustrations, it is a superlative mastery of design and research, a treat to eye and brain alike."

Lucy H Pearce. JUNO

“It simply sings to info-philes and visual learners alike. With parallel timelines for all continents, developments on land, sky and sea, more than a thousand illustrations, it is a superlative mastery of design and research, a treat to eye and brain alike.” - Lucy H Pearce, Book Reviewer for

JUNO