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"Truly impressive...an epic undertaking in terms of layout, typography, design and sheer scale of ambition..." --Christopher Middleton, The Daily Telegraph
"History let out of its box. It simply sings to info-philes and visual learners alike...incredible... a wonderful gift for your family, friends, local school or library, and a must for home educators. In my view, this is education as it should be." --Lucy Pearce, Juno Magazine
"History let out of its box. It simply sings to info-philes and visual learners alike...incredible... a wonderful gift for your family, friends, local school or library, and a must for home educators. In my view, this is education as it should be." --Lucy Pearce, Juno Magazine
"History let out of its box. It simply sings to info-philes and visual learners alike...incredible... a wonderful gift for your family, friends, local school or library, and a must for home educators. In my view, this is education as it should be." --Lucy Pearce, Juno Magazine
"History let out of its box. It simply sings to info-philes and visual learners alike...incredible... a wonderful gift for your family, friends, local school or library, and a must for home educators. In my view, this is education as it should be." --Lucy Pearce, Juno Magazine
"History let out of its box. It simply sings to info-philes and visual learners alike...incredible... a wonderful gift for your family, friends, local school or library, and a must for home educators. In my view, this is education as it should be." --Lucy Pearce, Juno Magazine
"History let out of its box. It simply sings to info-philes and visual learners alike...incredible... a wonderful gift for your family, friends, local school or library, and a must for home educators. In my view, this is education as it should be." --Lucy Pearce, Juno Magazine
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Reads like a book or hangs on a wall! 13.7 billion years beautifully illustrated on a unique 2.3 metre-long timeline...The What on Earth? Wallbook features more than a thousand illustrations depicting millions of years of evolution, the rise and fall of civilisations, one hundred of the top battles and, on the reverse, the story of planet, life and people from the Big Bang to the present day....an exhilerating journey through the past.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've got a house full of books, mostly unread, and seem to have got out of the habit of reading much these days. When I find myself in a bookshop, even if I find a book that looks interesting I think about the unread books in my house and return the book to the shelf. That's not what happened when I opened THIS book!
If it looks really good on the outside - and it does - it gets better when you open it up. Half as big again as A4 you open it to find it's one long page, folded concertina-like between the covers. You therefore have the choice of dipping into it, sitting down to study it in fascination for hours, or opening it out to make a LONG wall poster and sticking it up on your wall. Which presumably is why they call it a Wallbook!
One side of the LONG poster gives you information in text form; the other side gives you a hand-drawn depiction of the history of the planet Earth and its people - you can marvel at pre-human history or gawk at different stages of human civilisation, seeing what was happening in different parts of the planet at the same time. Of course it's great for kids, maybe 9 or 10 upwards - AND it's also great for adults like me who haven't got a clue about history and want to know more.
The book's GREAT. I've just bought one for me and two for presents for friends. And no - I don't know the authors or publisher personally!
If it looks really good on the outside - and it does - it gets better when you open it up. Half as big again as A4 you open it to find it's one long page, folded concertina-like between the covers. You therefore have the choice of dipping into it, sitting down to study it in fascination for hours, or opening it out to make a LONG wall poster and sticking it up on your wall. Which presumably is why they call it a Wallbook!
One side of the LONG poster gives you information in text form; the other side gives you a hand-drawn depiction of the history of the planet Earth and its people - you can marvel at pre-human history or gawk at different stages of human civilisation, seeing what was happening in different parts of the planet at the same time. Of course it's great for kids, maybe 9 or 10 upwards - AND it's also great for adults like me who haven't got a clue about history and want to know more.
The book's GREAT. I've just bought one for me and two for presents for friends. And no - I don't know the authors or publisher personally!
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is history let out of its box. 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.
Why couldn't history lessons at school be like this? Our whole family were glued to it from the moment we opened the package:"Mummy look a dinosaur, an Egyptian, a rocket, a Roman, a Viking boat... Daddy look we came from monkeys..." my five-year-old squealed, having just discovered evolution! My husband has demanded we put it up on our stairs so he can read it each time he walks past, but I might have it beside my bed for the first couple of weeks so I can read its 7000 word essay on the back. Incredible, rich, contextual history education for all the family - a wonderful gift for your family, friends, local school or library, and a must for home educators. In my view, this is education as it should be.
Why couldn't history lessons at school be like this? Our whole family were glued to it from the moment we opened the package:"Mummy look a dinosaur, an Egyptian, a rocket, a Roman, a Viking boat... Daddy look we came from monkeys..." my five-year-old squealed, having just discovered evolution! My husband has demanded we put it up on our stairs so he can read it each time he walks past, but I might have it beside my bed for the first couple of weeks so I can read its 7000 word essay on the back. Incredible, rich, contextual history education for all the family - a wonderful gift for your family, friends, local school or library, and a must for home educators. In my view, this is education as it should be.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The book is technically a giant time line from the big bang to the present day.
Christopher Lloyd came into my school and talked about the past , he is really inspiring.
Nothing would stop me from buying this book!
I was so amazed by his speech about history he made it fun.
Tyler
Christopher Lloyd came into my school and talked about the past , he is really inspiring.
Nothing would stop me from buying this book!
I was so amazed by his speech about history he made it fun.
Tyler
Most Recent Customer Reviews
fantastic
really great service, came in plenty of time to give as gift for a birthday. i've got the wallbook myself as well. absolutely fantastic.
Published 8 months ago by Amy Tyler
Excellent service!
Although the size of the oredered item was awkward, the book was well packed and protected from any possible risk of getting wet or damaged. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Malgorzata
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Very informative guide to our world from the big bang to the present day.
Lots of useful pictures and text.
I bought if for my nephew and he is really pleased with it.
Lots of useful pictures and text.
I bought if for my nephew and he is really pleased with it.
Published 15 months ago by The Big Bang
Fantastic Resource
I ordered this wallbook to use as a class timeline for Year 6. It is ideal-they are really interested in it and are frequently huddled around it discussing with a friend. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mrs Anorak
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