{"product_id":"60-second-genius-mortimer-childrens-9781783127122","title":"60 Second Genius: History: Bite-Size Facts to Make Learning Fun and Fast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn everything about key history topics in 60 seconds!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is packed with essential info from prehistory to the present day, broken down into fun, fascinating bite-size facts. Key events and individuals are clearly explained using colorful graphics and easy-to-follow text, plus easy-to-understand overviews of important historical periods. There's even a pullout wallchart to record readers' progress in each subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's the ideal way to go from newcomer to know-it-all in record time!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Topics include the stone age, ancient cultures, the medieval world, the modern age, and today's world. Information includes everything from stone age tools and the Mongol empire to the Atlantic slave trade and the fight against climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat is History? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e History is the story of how humans evolved on this planet and then spread to almost every corner of it, developing a wide range of groups and societies. Over thousands of years, these groups have grown, shrunk, and disappeared completely, or they have come into contact with one another, sometimes violently and with disastrous consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As a result, we often only get to know about one side of history--the side written by the winners. Uncovering the story of those who have been defeated usually takes a lot of painstaking research by archaeologists and historians, but it is the only way to get both sides of the story, and understand our world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mortimer Children's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783127120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783127122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Welbeck Children's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 7.30w x 0.90d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mortimer Children's","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044804030719,"sku":"9781783127122","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8f61649-32f0-4260-86ec-52cb4fffc9ac.jpg?v=1684974985","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/60-second-genius-mortimer-childrens-9781783127122","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}